Bill Text: MN HF437 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Governor's higher education budget established; funding provided and money appropriated to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-11 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Finance and Policy [HF437 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF437-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; postsecondary; establishing the governor's budget for
1.3higher education; appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the
1.4Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of
1.5Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; making technical
1.6changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 136A.121, subdivisions
1.72, 5; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4; 136A.126, subdivision 1; 136A.131, by
1.8adding a subdivision; 136A.233, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Rules, part
1.94830.0100, subpart 5, item F.
1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.14 Subdivision 1. Summary By Fund. The amounts shown in this subdivision
1.15summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.
1.21 Subd. 2. Summary By Agency - All Funds. The amounts shown in this subdivision
1.22summarize 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 "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the
2.13appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or
2.14June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal
2.15year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
2.23The amounts that may be spent for each
2.24purpose are specified in the following
2.25subdivisions.
2.27If the appropriation in this subdivision for
2.28either year is insufficient, the appropriation
2.29for the other year is available for it.
2.30For the biennium, the tuition maximum is
2.31$13,526 in each year for students in four-year
2.32programs, and $5,865 in fiscal year 2014
2.33and $6,040 in fiscal year 2015 for students
2.34in two-year programs.
3.1This appropriation sets the living and
3.2miscellaneous expense allowance at $8,300
3.3each year.
3.7If the appropriation in this subdivision for
3.8either year is insufficient, the appropriation
3.9for the other year is available to meet
3.10reciprocity contract obligations.
3.12This appropriation is to provide educational
3.13benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.14299A.45, to eligible dependent children and
3.15to the spouses of public safety officers killed
3.16in the line of duty.
3.17If the appropriation in this subdivision for
3.18either year is insufficient, the appropriation
3.19for the other year is available for it.
3.21The director must contract with or employ
3.22at least one person with demonstrated
3.23competence in American Indian culture and
3.24residing in or near the city of Bemidji to
3.25assist students with the scholarships under
3.26Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and
3.27with other information about financial aid for
3.28which the students may be eligible. Bemidji
3.29State University must provide office space
3.30at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher
3.31Education for purposes of administering the
3.32American Indian scholarship program under
3.33Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This
4.1appropriation includes funding to administer
4.2the American Indian scholarship program.
4.5For the intervention for college attendance
4.6program under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.7136A.861.
4.8This appropriation includes funding to
4.9administer the intervention for college
4.10attendance program grants.
4.20$582,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $582,000
4.21in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated to the
4.22Office of Higher Education for transfer
4.23to the Office of Enterprise Technology to
4.24maintain infrastructure of the Statewide
4.25Longitudinal Education Data System and
4.26to acquire additional data through purchase
4.27and development. This transfer to the Office
4.28of Enterprise Technology is onetime. Any
4.29ongoing information technology support
4.30or costs for the Statewide Longitudinal
4.31Education Data System will be incorporated
4.32into the service level agreement and will be
4.33paid to the Office of Enterprise Technology
4.34by the Office of Higher Education under
5.1the rates and mechanism specified in that
5.2agreement. The base for this appropriation
5.3beginning in fiscal year 2016 is $300,000.
5.6A balance in the first year under this section
5.7does not cancel, but is available for the
5.8second year.
5.13The amounts that may be spent for each
5.14purpose are specified in the following
5.15subdivisions.
5.18For the Office of the Chancellor and the
5.19Shared Services Division.
5.21$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
5.22$8,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for an
5.23internship and apprenticeship program.
5.24Fiscal year 2015 funds will be released when
5.25the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
5.26Colleges and Universities demonstrates to
5.27the commissioner of management and budget
5.28that $3,000,000 in nonstate matching funds
5.29have been secured for the program.
5.30$12,500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
5.31$13,500,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for a
5.32leveraged equipment program. The leveraged
5.33equipment program will support funding for
5.34awards to purchase high-skill equipment and
6.1training opportunities for students. Fiscal
6.2year 2015 funds will be released when the
6.3Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
6.4Colleges and Universities demonstrates to
6.5the commissioner of management and budget
6.6that $7,500,000 in nonstate matching funds
6.7have been secured for the program.
6.8$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
6.9$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for a
6.10faculty-driven innovations program. The
6.11faculty-driven innovations program will
6.12enable faculty to enhance the quality of
6.13instruction and accelerate student progress
6.14through technology-driven learning.
6.15$11,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
6.16$23,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are to retain
6.17high-quality faculty and staff.
6.26The amounts that may be spent for each
6.27purpose are specified in the following
6.28subdivisions.
6.30This appropriation includes funding for
6.31operation and maintenance of the system.
6.32The regents of the University of Minnesota
6.33must transfer $645,000 in fiscal year 2014
6.34and $645,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the
7.1appropriations made to it for operations
7.2and maintenance to the Hennepin County
7.3Medical Center for graduate family medicine
7.4education programs at Hennepin County
7.5Medical Center.
7.7This appropriation is from the health care
7.8access fund.
7.11For the Agricultural Experiment Station and
7.12the Minnesota Extension Service:
7.13(1) the agricultural experiment stations
7.14and Minnesota Extension Service must
7.15convene agricultural advisory groups to
7.16focus research, education, and extension
7.17activities on producer needs and implement
7.18an outreach strategy that more effectively
7.19and rapidly transfers research results and best
7.20practices to producers throughout the state;
7.21(2) this appropriation includes funding for
7.22research and outreach on the production of
7.23renewable energy from Minnesota biomass
7.24resources, including agronomic crops, plant
7.25and animal wastes, and native plants or trees.
7.26The following areas should be prioritized and
7.27carried out in consultation with Minnesota
7.28producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy
7.29organizations:
7.30(i) biofuel and other energy production from
7.31perennial crops, small grains, row crops,
7.32and forestry products in conjunction with
7.33the Natural Resources Research Institute
7.34(NRRI);
8.1(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping
8.2systems; and
8.3(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock
8.4feed;
8.5(3) this appropriation includes funding
8.6for the College of Food, Agricultural, and
8.7Natural Resources Sciences to establish and
8.8provide leadership for organic agronomic,
8.9horticultural, livestock, and food systems
8.10research, education, and outreach and for
8.11the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory,
8.12planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing
8.13equipment necessary for this project;
8.14(4) this appropriation includes funding
8.15for research efforts that demonstrate a
8.16renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's
8.17agriculture community. The following
8.18areas should be prioritized and carried
8.19out in consultation with Minnesota farm
8.20organizations:
8.21(i) vegetable crop research with priority for
8.22extending the Minnesota vegetable growing
8.23season;
8.24(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and
8.25development;
8.26(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water
8.27conservation practices and contaminant
8.28reduction research;
8.29(iv) discovering and developing plant
8.30varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;
8.31(v) breeding and development of turf seed
8.32and other biomass resources in all three
8.33Minnesota biomes;
9.1(vi) development of new disease-resistant
9.2and pest-resistant varieties of turf and
9.3agronomic crops;
9.4(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat
9.5and cure human diseases;
9.6(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
9.7(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for
9.8current or emerging animal, plant, and insect
9.9problems affecting production or food safety;
9.10(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
9.11(xi) developing animal agriculture that is
9.12capable of sustainably feeding the world;
9.13(xii) consumer food safety education and
9.14outreach;
9.15(xiii) programs to meet the research and
9.16outreach needs of organic livestock and crop
9.17farmers; and
9.18(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and
9.19cropping systems; and growing, harvesting,
9.20and transporting biomass plant material; and
9.21(5) by February 1, 2013, the Board of
9.22Regents must submit a report to the
9.23legislative committees with responsibility
9.24for agriculture and higher education finance
9.25on the status and outcomes of research and
9.26initiatives funded in this section.
9.28$346,000 each year is to support up to 12
9.29resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital
9.30family practice residency program. The
9.31program must prepare doctors to practice
9.32primary care medicine in rural areas of the
9.33state. The legislature intends this program
10.1to improve health care in rural communities,
10.2provide affordable access to appropriate
10.3medical care, and manage the treatment of
10.4patients in a more cost-effective manner.
10.5The remainder of this appropriation is for
10.6the rural physicians associates program, the
10.7Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health
10.8sciences research, dental care, and the
10.9Biomedical Engineering Center.
10.15The appropriation for Academic Health
10.16Center funding under Minnesota Statutes,
10.17section 297F.10, is estimated to be
10.18$22,250,000 each year.
10.21The amounts that may be spent for the
10.22purposes are specified in the following
10.23subdivisions.
10.29 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.121, subdivision 2, is amended to
10.30read:
11.1 Subd. 2. Eligibility for grants. An applicant is eligible to be considered for a grant,
11.2regardless of the applicant's sex, creed, race, color, national origin, or ancestry, under
11.3sections136A.095 to
136A.131 if the office finds that the applicant:
11.4(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
11.5(2) is a graduate of a secondary school or its equivalent, or is 17 years of age or over,
11.6and has met all requirements for admission as a student to an eligible college or technical
11.7college of choice as defined in sections136A.095 to
136A.131 ;
11.8(3) has met the financial need criteria established in Minnesota Rules;
11.9(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of any federal or state student
11.10educational loan;and
11.11(5) is not more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is
11.12collected or enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement
11.13or, if the applicant is more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is
11.14collected or enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement,
11.15but is complying with a written payment agreement under section518A.69 or order for
11.16arrearages.; and
11.17(6) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in Code of Federal
11.18Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted deferred
11.19action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland Security
11.20pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
11.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
11.22 Subd. 5. Grant stipends. The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of
11.23responsibility for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the
11.24applicant's family, and the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not
11.25exceed a grant applicant's recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after
11.26deducting the following:
11.27(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least46 50 percent of the cost of
11.28attending the institution of the applicant's choosing;
11.29(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section136A.101 ; and
11.30(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible.
11.31The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.
11.32 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.33 Subd. 2. Eligible students. (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if
11.34the applicant:
12.1 (1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
12.2 (2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is
12.3disabled as defined in section125A.02 , and who is receiving or will receive care on a
12.4regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;
12.5 (3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a
12.6recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;
12.7 (4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than
12.8eight semesters or the equivalent;
12.9 (5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an
12.10undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate;
12.11 (6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution;and
12.12 (7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.; and
12.13(8) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in Code of Federal
12.14Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted deferred
12.15action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland Security
12.16pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
12.17 (b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service is entitled
12.18to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be considered to be
12.19in continuing enrollment status upon return.
12.20 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.21 Subd. 4. Amount and length of grants. (a) The amount of a child care grant
12.22must be based on:
12.23 (1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;
12.24 (2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and
12.25 (3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family.
12.26 (b) The maximum award to the applicant shall be$2,600 $2,800 for each eligible
12.27child per academic year, except that the campus financial aid officer may apply to the
12.28office for approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate for higher market
12.29charges for infant care in a community. The office shall develop policies to determine
12.30community market costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant
12.31increases to ensure need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare a chart to show the
12.32amount of a grant that will be awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision.
12.33The chart shall include a range of income and family size.
12.34 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.1 Subdivision 1. Student eligibility. The director of the Office of Higher Education
13.2shall establish procedures for the distribution of scholarships to a Minnesota resident
13.3student as defined under section136A.101, subdivision 8 , who:
13.4 (1) is of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry;
13.5 (2) has applied for other existing state and federal scholarship and grant programs;
13.6 (3) is meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section136A.101 ,
13.7subdivision 10;
13.8(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of a federal or state student educational
13.9loan;
13.10(5) if enrolled in an undergraduate program, is eligible or would be eligible to
13.11receive a federal Pell Grant or a state grant based on the federal needs analysis and is
13.12enrolled for nine semester credits per term or more, or the equivalent;
13.13 (6) if enrolled in a graduate program, demonstrates a remaining financial need in
13.14the award amount calculation and is enrolled, per term, on a half-time basis or more as
13.15defined by the postsecondary institution;and
13.16 (7) in the opinion of the director of the Office of Higher Education, based upon
13.17postsecondary institution recommendations, has the capabilities to benefit from further
13.18education.; and
13.19(8) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in Code of Federal
13.20Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted deferred
13.21action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland Security
13.22pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
13.23 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.131, is amended by adding a
13.24subdivision to read:
13.25 Subd. 1a. Transfers. (a) Notwithstanding section 16A.285, the Minnesota Office of
13.26Higher Education may transfer unencumbered balances from an appropriation authorized
13.27by law among any or all of the following appropriations:
13.28(1) the state grant appropriation;
13.29(2) the interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation;
13.30(3) the child care grant appropriation;
13.31(4) the Indian scholarship appropriation;
13.32(5) the state work-study appropriation; and
13.33(6) the get ready appropriation.
13.34(b) Transfers from the child care or state work-study appropriations may only be
13.35made to the extent there is a projected surplus in the appropriation.
14.1(c) A transfer under this section may be made only with prior written notice to
14.2the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over
14.3higher education finance.
14.4 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.233, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.5 Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of sections136A.231 to
136A.233 , the words
14.6defined in this subdivision have the meanings ascribed to them.
14.7(a) "Eligible student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled or intending to enroll at
14.8least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program in a Minnesota postsecondary
14.9institution. who is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in Code of
14.10Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted
14.11deferred action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland
14.12Security pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
14.13(b) "Minnesota resident" means a student who meets the conditions in section
14.14136A.101, subdivision 8
.
14.15(c) "Financial need" means the need for financial assistance in order to attend a
14.16postsecondary institution as determined by a postsecondary institution according to
14.17guidelines established by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
14.18(d) "Eligible employer" means any eligible postsecondary institution, any nonprofit,
14.19nonsectarian agency or state institution located in the state of Minnesota, a disabled person
14.20or a person over 65 who employs a student to provide personal services in or about the
14.21person's residence, or a private, for-profit employer employing a student as an intern in a
14.22position directly related to the student's field of study that will enhance the student's
14.23knowledge and skills in that field.
14.24(e) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means any postsecondary institution eligible
14.25for participation in the Minnesota state grant program as specified in section136A.101,
14.26subdivision 4 .
14.27(f) "Independent student" has the meaning given it in the Higher Education Act of
14.281965, United States Code, title 20, section 1070a-6, and applicable regulations.
14.29(g) "Half time" for undergraduates has the meaning given in section136A.101,
14.30subdivision 7b , and for graduate students is defined by the institution.
14.31 Sec. 8. REPEALER.
14.32Minnesota Rules, part 4830.0100, subpart 5, item F, is repealed.
1.3higher education; appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the
1.4Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of
1.5Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; making technical
1.6changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 136A.121, subdivisions
1.72, 5; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4; 136A.126, subdivision 1; 136A.131, by
1.8adding a subdivision; 136A.233, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Rules, part
1.94830.0100, subpart 5, item F.
1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.13 |
Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.15summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.
1.21 Subd. 2. Summary By Agency - All Funds. The amounts shown in this subdivision
1.22summarize 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 "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the
2.13appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or
2.14June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal
2.15year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
| 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 |
2014 |
2015 |
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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 |
$ |
236,403,000 |
$ |
235,103,000 |
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2.24purpose are specified in the following
2.25subdivisions.
| 2.26 |
Subd. 2.State Grants |
195,825,000 |
195,825,000 |
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2.28either year is insufficient, the appropriation
2.29for the other year is available for it.
2.30For the biennium, the tuition maximum is
2.31$13,526 in each year for students in four-year
2.32programs, and $5,865 in fiscal year 2014
2.33and $6,040 in fiscal year 2015 for students
2.34in two-year programs.
3.1This appropriation sets the living and
3.2miscellaneous expense allowance at $8,300
3.3each year.
| 3.4 |
Subd. 3.Child Care Grants |
6,684,000 |
6,684,000 |
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| 3.5 |
Subd. 4.State Work-Study |
14,502,000 |
14,502,000 |
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| 3.6 |
Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity |
5,500,000 |
4,200,000 |
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3.8either year is insufficient, the appropriation
3.9for the other year is available to meet
3.10reciprocity contract obligations.
| 3.11 |
Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors |
100,000 |
100,000 |
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3.13benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.14299A.45, to eligible dependent children and
3.15to the spouses of public safety officers killed
3.16in the line of duty.
3.17If the appropriation in this subdivision for
3.18either year is insufficient, the appropriation
3.19for the other year is available for it.
| 3.20 |
Subd. 7.Indian Scholarships |
3,350,000 |
3,350,000 |
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3.22at least one person with demonstrated
3.23competence in American Indian culture and
3.24residing in or near the city of Bemidji to
3.25assist students with the scholarships under
3.26Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and
3.27with other information about financial aid for
3.28which the students may be eligible. Bemidji
3.29State University must provide office space
3.30at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher
3.31Education for purposes of administering the
3.32American Indian scholarship program under
3.33Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This
4.1appropriation includes funding to administer
4.2the American Indian scholarship program.
| 4.3 4.4 |
Subd. 8.Intervention for College Attendance Program Grants |
671,000 |
671,000 |
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4.6program under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.7136A.861.
4.8This appropriation includes funding to
4.9administer the intervention for college
4.10attendance program grants.
| 4.11 |
Subd. 9.Student-Parent Information |
122,000 |
122,000 |
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| 4.12 |
Subd. 10.Get Ready |
180,000 |
180,000 |
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| 4.13 |
Subd. 11.Midwest Higher Education Compact |
95,000 |
95,000 |
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| 4.14 |
Subd. 12.Minnesota Minority Partnership |
45,000 |
45,000 |
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| 4.15 4.16 |
Subd. 13.United Family Medicine Residency Program |
351,000 |
351,000 |
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| 4.17 |
Subd. 14.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex |
5,605,000 |
5,605,000 |
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| 4.18 4.19 |
Subd. 15.Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System |
882,000 |
882,000 |
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4.21in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated to the
4.22Office of Higher Education for transfer
4.23to the Office of Enterprise Technology to
4.24maintain infrastructure of the Statewide
4.25Longitudinal Education Data System and
4.26to acquire additional data through purchase
4.27and development. This transfer to the Office
4.28of Enterprise Technology is onetime. Any
4.29ongoing information technology support
4.30or costs for the Statewide Longitudinal
4.31Education Data System will be incorporated
4.32into the service level agreement and will be
4.33paid to the Office of Enterprise Technology
4.34by the Office of Higher Education under
5.1the rates and mechanism specified in that
5.2agreement. The base for this appropriation
5.3beginning in fiscal year 2016 is $300,000.
| 5.4 |
Subd. 16.Agency Administration |
2,491,000 |
2,491,000 |
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| 5.5 |
Subd. 17.Balances Forward |
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5.7does not cancel, but is available for the
5.8second year.
| 5.9 5.10 5.11 |
Sec. 4. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
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| 5.12 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
576,865,000 |
$ |
593,865,000 |
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5.14purpose are specified in the following
5.15subdivisions.
| 5.16 5.17 |
Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services Unit |
33,074,000 |
33,074,000 |
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5.19Shared Services Division.
| 5.20 |
Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance |
539,676,000 |
556,676,000 |
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5.22$8,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for an
5.23internship and apprenticeship program.
5.24Fiscal year 2015 funds will be released when
5.25the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
5.26Colleges and Universities demonstrates to
5.27the commissioner of management and budget
5.28that $3,000,000 in nonstate matching funds
5.29have been secured for the program.
5.30$12,500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
5.31$13,500,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for a
5.32leveraged equipment program. The leveraged
5.33equipment program will support funding for
5.34awards to purchase high-skill equipment and
6.1training opportunities for students. Fiscal
6.2year 2015 funds will be released when the
6.3Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
6.4Colleges and Universities demonstrates to
6.5the commissioner of management and budget
6.6that $7,500,000 in nonstate matching funds
6.7have been secured for the program.
6.8$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
6.9$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for a
6.10faculty-driven innovations program. The
6.11faculty-driven innovations program will
6.12enable faculty to enhance the quality of
6.13instruction and accelerate student progress
6.14through technology-driven learning.
6.15$11,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
6.16$23,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are to retain
6.17high-quality faculty and staff.
| 6.18 |
Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota |
4,115,000 |
4,115,000 |
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| 6.19 6.20 |
Sec. 5. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
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| 6.21 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
547,501,000 |
$ |
547,501,000 |
||
| 6.22 |
Appropriations by Fund |
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| 6.23 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
| 6.24 |
General |
545,344,000 |
545,344,000 |
| 6.25 |
Health Care Access |
2,157,000 |
2,157,000 |
6.27purpose are specified in the following
6.28subdivisions.
| 6.29 |
Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance |
483,881,000 |
483,881,000 |
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6.31operation and maintenance of the system.
6.32The regents of the University of Minnesota
6.33must transfer $645,000 in fiscal year 2014
6.34and $645,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the
7.1appropriations made to it for operations
7.2and maintenance to the Hennepin County
7.3Medical Center for graduate family medicine
7.4education programs at Hennepin County
7.5Medical Center.
| 7.6 |
Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives |
2,157,000 |
2,157,000 |
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7.8access fund.
| 7.9 |
Subd. 4.Special Appropriations |
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| 7.10 |
(a) Agriculture and Extension Service |
42,922,000 |
42,922,000 |
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7.12the Minnesota Extension Service:
7.13(1) the agricultural experiment stations
7.14and Minnesota Extension Service must
7.15convene agricultural advisory groups to
7.16focus research, education, and extension
7.17activities on producer needs and implement
7.18an outreach strategy that more effectively
7.19and rapidly transfers research results and best
7.20practices to producers throughout the state;
7.21(2) this appropriation includes funding for
7.22research and outreach on the production of
7.23renewable energy from Minnesota biomass
7.24resources, including agronomic crops, plant
7.25and animal wastes, and native plants or trees.
7.26The following areas should be prioritized and
7.27carried out in consultation with Minnesota
7.28producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy
7.29organizations:
7.30(i) biofuel and other energy production from
7.31perennial crops, small grains, row crops,
7.32and forestry products in conjunction with
7.33the Natural Resources Research Institute
7.34(NRRI);
8.1(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping
8.2systems; and
8.3(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock
8.4feed;
8.5(3) this appropriation includes funding
8.6for the College of Food, Agricultural, and
8.7Natural Resources Sciences to establish and
8.8provide leadership for organic agronomic,
8.9horticultural, livestock, and food systems
8.10research, education, and outreach and for
8.11the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory,
8.12planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing
8.13equipment necessary for this project;
8.14(4) this appropriation includes funding
8.15for research efforts that demonstrate a
8.16renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's
8.17agriculture community. The following
8.18areas should be prioritized and carried
8.19out in consultation with Minnesota farm
8.20organizations:
8.21(i) vegetable crop research with priority for
8.22extending the Minnesota vegetable growing
8.23season;
8.24(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and
8.25development;
8.26(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water
8.27conservation practices and contaminant
8.28reduction research;
8.29(iv) discovering and developing plant
8.30varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;
8.31(v) breeding and development of turf seed
8.32and other biomass resources in all three
8.33Minnesota biomes;
9.1(vi) development of new disease-resistant
9.2and pest-resistant varieties of turf and
9.3agronomic crops;
9.4(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat
9.5and cure human diseases;
9.6(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
9.7(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for
9.8current or emerging animal, plant, and insect
9.9problems affecting production or food safety;
9.10(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
9.11(xi) developing animal agriculture that is
9.12capable of sustainably feeding the world;
9.13(xii) consumer food safety education and
9.14outreach;
9.15(xiii) programs to meet the research and
9.16outreach needs of organic livestock and crop
9.17farmers; and
9.18(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and
9.19cropping systems; and growing, harvesting,
9.20and transporting biomass plant material; and
9.21(5) by February 1, 2013, the Board of
9.22Regents must submit a report to the
9.23legislative committees with responsibility
9.24for agriculture and higher education finance
9.25on the status and outcomes of research and
9.26initiatives funded in this section.
| 9.27 |
(b) Health Sciences |
4,854,000 |
4,854,000 |
||||
9.29resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital
9.30family practice residency program. The
9.31program must prepare doctors to practice
9.32primary care medicine in rural areas of the
9.33state. The legislature intends this program
10.1to improve health care in rural communities,
10.2provide affordable access to appropriate
10.3medical care, and manage the treatment of
10.4patients in a more cost-effective manner.
10.5The remainder of this appropriation is for
10.6the rural physicians associates program, the
10.7Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health
10.8sciences research, dental care, and the
10.9Biomedical Engineering Center.
| 10.10 |
(c) Institute of Technology |
1,140,000 |
1,140,000 |
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| 10.11 |
(d) System Special |
5,056,000 |
5,056,000 |
||||
| 10.12 10.13 |
(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership |
7,491,000 |
7,491,000 |
||||
| 10.14 |
Subd. 5.Academic Health Center |
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10.16Center funding under Minnesota Statutes,
10.17section 297F.10, is estimated to be
10.18$22,250,000 each year.
| 10.19 |
Sec. 6. MAYO CLINIC |
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| 10.20 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
1,351,000 |
$ |
1,351,000 |
||
10.22purposes are specified in the following
10.23subdivisions.
| 10.24 |
Subd. 2.Medical School |
665,000 |
665,000 |
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| 10.25 10.26 |
Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate Residency Program |
686,000 |
686,000 |
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10.29 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.121, subdivision 2, is amended to
10.30read:
11.1 Subd. 2. Eligibility for grants. An applicant is eligible to be considered for a grant,
11.2regardless of the applicant's sex, creed, race, color, national origin, or ancestry, under
11.3sections
11.4(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
11.5(2) is a graduate of a secondary school or its equivalent, or is 17 years of age or over,
11.6and has met all requirements for admission as a student to an eligible college or technical
11.7college of choice as defined in sections
11.8(3) has met the financial need criteria established in Minnesota Rules;
11.9(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of any federal or state student
11.10educational loan;
11.11(5) is not more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is
11.12collected or enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement
11.13or, if the applicant is more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is
11.14collected or enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement,
11.15but is complying with a written payment agreement under section
11.16arrearages
11.17(6) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in Code of Federal
11.18Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted deferred
11.19action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland Security
11.20pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
11.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
11.22 Subd. 5. Grant stipends. The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of
11.23responsibility for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the
11.24applicant's family, and the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not
11.25exceed a grant applicant's recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after
11.26deducting the following:
11.27(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least
11.28attending the institution of the applicant's choosing;
11.29(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section
11.30(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible.
11.31The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.
11.32 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.33 Subd. 2. Eligible students. (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if
11.34the applicant:
12.1 (1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
12.2 (2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is
12.3disabled as defined in section
12.4regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;
12.5 (3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a
12.6recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;
12.7 (4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than
12.8eight semesters or the equivalent;
12.9 (5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an
12.10undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate;
12.11 (6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution;
12.12 (7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress
12.13(8) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in Code of Federal
12.14Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted deferred
12.15action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland Security
12.16pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
12.17 (b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service is entitled
12.18to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be considered to be
12.19in continuing enrollment status upon return.
12.20 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.21 Subd. 4. Amount and length of grants. (a) The amount of a child care grant
12.22must be based on:
12.23 (1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;
12.24 (2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and
12.25 (3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family.
12.26 (b) The maximum award to the applicant shall be
12.27child per academic year, except that the campus financial aid officer may apply to the
12.28office for approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate for higher market
12.29charges for infant care in a community. The office shall develop policies to determine
12.30community market costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant
12.31increases to ensure need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare a chart to show the
12.32amount of a grant that will be awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision.
12.33The chart shall include a range of income and family size.
12.34 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.1 Subdivision 1. Student eligibility. The director of the Office of Higher Education
13.2shall establish procedures for the distribution of scholarships to a Minnesota resident
13.3student as defined under section
13.4 (1) is of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry;
13.5 (2) has applied for other existing state and federal scholarship and grant programs;
13.6 (3) is meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section
13.7subdivision 10;
13.8(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of a federal or state student educational
13.9loan;
13.10(5) if enrolled in an undergraduate program, is eligible or would be eligible to
13.11receive a federal Pell Grant or a state grant based on the federal needs analysis and is
13.12enrolled for nine semester credits per term or more, or the equivalent;
13.13 (6) if enrolled in a graduate program, demonstrates a remaining financial need in
13.14the award amount calculation and is enrolled, per term, on a half-time basis or more as
13.15defined by the postsecondary institution;
13.16 (7) in the opinion of the director of the Office of Higher Education, based upon
13.17postsecondary institution recommendations, has the capabilities to benefit from further
13.18education
13.19(8) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in Code of Federal
13.20Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted deferred
13.21action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland Security
13.22pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
13.23 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.131, is amended by adding a
13.24subdivision to read:
13.25 Subd. 1a. Transfers. (a) Notwithstanding section 16A.285, the Minnesota Office of
13.26Higher Education may transfer unencumbered balances from an appropriation authorized
13.27by law among any or all of the following appropriations:
13.28(1) the state grant appropriation;
13.29(2) the interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation;
13.30(3) the child care grant appropriation;
13.31(4) the Indian scholarship appropriation;
13.32(5) the state work-study appropriation; and
13.33(6) the get ready appropriation.
13.34(b) Transfers from the child care or state work-study appropriations may only be
13.35made to the extent there is a projected surplus in the appropriation.
14.1(c) A transfer under this section may be made only with prior written notice to
14.2the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over
14.3higher education finance.
14.4 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.233, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.5 Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of sections
14.6defined in this subdivision have the meanings ascribed to them.
14.7(a) "Eligible student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled or intending to enroll at
14.8least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program in a Minnesota postsecondary
14.9institution
14.10Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.33, or is an individual who has been granted
14.11deferred action for childhood arrivals from the United States Department of Homeland
14.12Security pursuant to the United States Department of Homeland Security policy.
14.13(b) "Minnesota resident" means a student who meets the conditions in section
14.15(c) "Financial need" means the need for financial assistance in order to attend a
14.16postsecondary institution as determined by a postsecondary institution according to
14.17guidelines established by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
14.18(d) "Eligible employer" means any eligible postsecondary institution, any nonprofit,
14.19nonsectarian agency or state institution located in the state of Minnesota, a disabled person
14.20or a person over 65 who employs a student to provide personal services in or about the
14.21person's residence, or a private, for-profit employer employing a student as an intern in a
14.22position directly related to the student's field of study that will enhance the student's
14.23knowledge and skills in that field.
14.24(e) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means any postsecondary institution eligible
14.25for participation in the Minnesota state grant program as specified in section
14.26subdivision 4
14.27(f) "Independent student" has the meaning given it in the Higher Education Act of
14.281965, United States Code, title 20, section 1070a-6, and applicable regulations.
14.29(g) "Half time" for undergraduates has the meaning given in section
14.30subdivision 7b
14.31 Sec. 8. REPEALER.
14.32Minnesota Rules, part 4830.0100, subpart 5, item F, is repealed.
