HF 2191

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/13/2012 11:49am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; graduate family medicine education programs;
appropriating money; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 5,
article 1, section 5, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 5, subdivision
5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Special Appropriations

(a) Agriculture and Extension Service

42,922,000

42,922,000

For the Agricultural Experiment Station and
the Minnesota Extension Service:

(1) the agricultural experiment stations
and Minnesota Extension Service must
convene agricultural advisory groups to
focus research, education, and extension
activities on producer needs and implement
an outreach strategy that more effectively
and rapidly transfers research results and best
practices to producers throughout the state;

(2) this appropriation includes funding for
research and outreach on the production of
renewable energy from Minnesota biomass
resources, including agronomic crops, plant
and animal wastes, and native plants or trees.
The following areas should be prioritized and
carried out in consultation with Minnesota
producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy
organizations:

(i) biofuel and other energy production from
perennial crops, small grains, row crops,
and forestry products in conjunction with
the Natural Resources Research Institute
(NRRI);

(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping
systems; and

(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock
feed;

(3) this appropriation includes funding
for the College of Food, Agricultural, and
Natural Resources Sciences to establish and
provide leadership for organic agronomic,
horticultural, livestock, and food systems
research, education, and outreach and for
the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory,
planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing
equipment necessary for this project;

(4) this appropriation includes funding
for research efforts that demonstrate a
renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's
agriculture community. The following
areas should be prioritized and carried
out in consultation with Minnesota farm
organizations:

(i) vegetable crop research with priority for
extending the Minnesota vegetable growing
season;

(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and
development;

(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water
conservation practices and contaminant
reduction research;

(iv) discovering and developing plant
varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;

(v) breeding and development of turf seed
and other biomass resources in all three
Minnesota biomes;

(vi) development of new disease-resistant
and pest-resistant varieties of turf and
agronomic crops;

(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat
and cure human diseases;

(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;

(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for
current or emerging animal, plant, and insect
problems affecting production or food safety;

(x) crop pest and animal disease research;

(xi) developing animal agriculture that is
capable of sustainably feeding the world;

(xii) consumer food safety education and
outreach;

(xiii) programs to meet the research and
outreach needs of organic livestock and crop
farmers; and

(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and
cropping systems; and growing, harvesting,
and transporting biomass plant material; and

(5) by February 1, 2013, the Board of
Regents must submit a report to the
legislative committees with responsibility
for agriculture and higher education finance
on the status and outcomes of research and
initiatives funded in this section.

(b) Health Sciences

deleted text begin 4,854,000 deleted text end new text begin 5,499,000 new text end

deleted text begin 4,854,000 deleted text end new text begin 5,499,000 new text end

new text begin (i) new text end $346,000 each year is to support up to 12
resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital
family practice residency program. The
program must prepare doctors to practice
primary care medicine in the rural areas of
the state. The legislature intends this program
to improve health care in rural communities,
provide affordable access to appropriate
medical care, and manage the treatment of
patients in a more cost-effective manner.

new text begin (ii) $645,000 each year is for graduate
family medicine education programs at the
Hennepin County Medical Center. This
confirms legislative intent that such funding
for graduate family education programs
at Hennepin County Medical Center shall
continue each year and in future biennia,
whether from Health Sciences funding or
general operations and maintenance funding,
unless the legislature explicitly directs
otherwise.
new text end

new text begin (iii) new text end The remainder of this appropriation is
for the rural physicians associates program,
the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health
sciences research, dental care, and the
Biomedical Engineering Center.

(c) Institute of Technology

1,140,000

1,140,000

For the Geological Survey and the talented
youth mathematics program.

(d) System Special

5,056,000

5,056,000

For general research, industrial relations
education, Natural Resources Research
Institute, Center for Urban and Regional
Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and
the Humphrey exhibit.

(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership

7,491,000

7,491,000

For the direct and indirect expenses of the
collaborative research partnership between
the University of Minnesota and the Mayo
Foundation for research in biotechnology
and medical genomics. This appropriation is
available until expended. An annual report
on the expenditure of these funds must be
submitted to the governor and the chairs
of the senate and house of representatives
committees responsible for higher education
and economic development by June 30 of
each fiscal year.