1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/06/2016 12:54pm
A bill for an act
relating to higher education; modifying appropriations to the University of
Minnesota in fiscal year 2017; appropriating money to the University of
Minnesota in fiscal year 2018; making legislative findings related to the disposal
of fetal tissue used in academic research; amending Laws 2015, chapter 69,
article 1, sections 1; 5, subdivisions 1, 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 1, is amended to read:
Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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The amounts shown in this subdivision
summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.
SUMMARY BY FUND |
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2016 |
2017 |
Total |
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General |
$ |
1,530,668,000 |
$ |
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1,536,256,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,522,256,000 new text end |
$ |
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Health Care Access |
2,157,000 |
2,157,000 |
4,314,000 |
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Total |
$ |
1,532,825,000 |
$ |
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$ |
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The amounts shown in this subdivision
summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.
SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS |
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2016 |
2017 |
Total |
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Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
$ |
230,843,000 |
$ |
236,630,000 |
$ |
467,473,000 |
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities |
672,925,000 |
672,726,000 |
1,345,651,000 |
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Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota |
627,706,000 |
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1,251,098,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,237,098,000 new text end |
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Mayo Clinic |
1,351,000 |
1,351,000 |
2,702,000 |
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Total |
$ |
1,532,825,000 |
$ |
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$ |
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Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 5, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
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$ |
627,706,000 |
$ |
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Appropriations by Fund |
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2016 |
2017 |
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General |
625,549,000 |
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Health Care Access |
2,157,000 |
2,157,000 |
The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
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559,111,000 |
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This appropriation includes funding for
operation and maintenance of the system. Of
the amount appropriated in this subdivision:
$11,100,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$11,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to
minimize any increase in a student's cost
of attendance; for research to solve the
challenges facing our state, nation, and
world; to educate a diverse population of
Minnesotans from every community who
show the greatest promise; and for public
service that builds lasting partnerships with
communities across the state to address our
most complex and pressing issues. The
Board of Regents is requested to:
(1) maintain a low cost of mission and
advance operational excellence;
(2) increase the diversity of the university's
students, faculty, and staff; and
(3) strengthen the university's relationships
with the agriculture industry and the
communities of greater Minnesota.
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(1) increase the medical school's research
capacity;
(2) improve the medical school's ranking in
National Institutes of Health funding;
(3) ensure the medical school's national
prominence by attracting and retaining
world-class faculty, staff, and students;
(4) invest in physician training programs in
rural and underserved communities; and
(5) translate the medical school's research
discoveries into new treatments and cures to
improve the health of Minnesotans.
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$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to establish
a fetal tissue research center. The purpose
of the center must be to provide oversight
of all research activities at the university
that request the use of fetal tissue; to ensure
compliance with applicable laws and policies
governing the ethical acquisition, sale,
handling, and disposal of fetal tissue; and
to procure fetal tissue for use in applicable
university research activities. The center
may only purchase fetal tissue for use in
research if the tissue is available due to the
natural death of the fetus.
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The Board of Regents is requested to
consider hiring additional faculty to conduct
research related to regenerative medicine.
Five percent of the fiscal year 2017
appropriation specified in this subdivision
is available according to the schedule in
clauses (1) to (5) in fiscal year 2017 when
the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota demonstrates to the commissioner
of management and budget that the board
has met the following specified number of
performance goals:
(1) 100 percent if the board meets three, four,
or five goals;
(2) 67 percent if two of the goals are met;
(3) 33 percent if one of the goals are met; and
(4) zero percent if none of the goals are met.
The performance goals are:
(1) increase by at least one percent
the four-year, five-year, or six-year
undergraduate graduation rates, averaged
over three years, for students of color
systemwide at the University of Minnesota
reported in fall 2016 over fall 2014. The
average rate for fall 2014 is calculated with
the graduation rates reported in fall 2012,
2013, and 2014;
(2) increase by at least two percent the
total number of undergraduate STEM
degrees, averaged over three years, conferred
systemwide by the University of Minnesota
reported in fiscal year 2016 over fiscal year
2014. The averaged number for fiscal year
2014 is calculated with the fiscal year 2012,
2013, and 2014 numbers;
(3) increase by at least one percent the
four-year undergraduate graduation rate at
the University of Minnesota reported in fall
2016 over fall 2014. The average rate for
fall 2014 is calculated with the graduation
rates reported in fall 2012, 2013, and 2014.
The averaged number for fiscal year 2014 is
calculated with the fiscal year 2012, 2013,
and 2014 numbers;
(4) for fiscal year 2016, reallocate
$15,000,000 of administrative costs. The
Board of Regents is requested to redirect
those funds to invest in direct mission
activities, stem growth in cost of attendance,
and to programs that benefit students; and
(5) increase licensing disclosures by three
percent for fiscal year 2016 over fiscal year
2015.
By August 1, 2015, the Board of Regents and
the Office of Higher Education must agree on
specific numerical indicators and definitions
for each of the five goals that will be used to
demonstrate the University of Minnesota's
attainment of each goal. On or before April
1, 2016, the Board of Regents must report
to the legislative committees with primary
jurisdiction over higher education finance
and policy the progress of the University of
Minnesota toward attaining the goals. The
appropriation base for the next biennium shall
include appropriations not made available
under this subdivision for failure to meet
performance goals. All of the appropriation
that is not available due to failure to meet
performance goals is appropriated to the
commissioner of the Office of Higher
Education for fiscal year 2017 for the purpose
of the state grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.121.
Performance metrics are intended to facilitate
progress towards the attainment goal under
Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012.
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The legislature finds that the University of Minnesota disposed of aborted fetuses in
a manner inconsistent with the legislative intent of Minnesota Statutes, section 145.1621.
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(a) Subject to paragraph (b), $14,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from
the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to:
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(1) increase the medical school's research capacity;
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(2) improve the medical school's ranking in National Institutes of Health funding;
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(3) ensure the medical school's national prominence by attracting and retaining
world-class faculty, staff, and students;
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(4) invest in physician training programs in rural and underserved communities; and
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(5) translate the medical school's research discoveries into new treatments and
cures to improve the health of Minnesotans.
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(b) This appropriation is available only upon certification by the Board of Regents to
the commissioner of management and budget that the fetal tissue research center funded
in Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, has been established and is
operational, consistent with the requirements of that subdivision. If the appropriation
provided by this section is made available to the Board of Regents, the amount of the
appropriation is added to the board's base beginning in fiscal year 2019.
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