HF 3607

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; establishing a branch campus of the University of
Minnesota in Rochester; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 137.17, subdivisions 1, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 137.17, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Establish.

The Board of Regents may establish a deleted text begin school of
professional and graduate studies as a nonresidential deleted text end branch campus of the University of
Minnesota deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin in new text end Rochester, to serve the new text begin educational new text end needs of deleted text begin working adults and other
nontraditional deleted text end students deleted text begin in southeastern Minnesota deleted text end new text begin and to foster the economic goals of the
region and the state new text end . new text begin The legislature intends that the University of Minnesota expand higher
education offerings in Rochester. It is the intent of the legislature that this be achieved
in part by developing new and strengthening existing partnerships with higher education
institutions in Rochester and the region in which the state already has a significant
investment. new text end deleted text begin The campus shall be a joint partnership of the University of Minnesota with
Rochester Community and Technical College, and Winona State University.
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deleted text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall
cooperate to achieve the foregoing.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Missions.

The legislature new text begin intends that the mission of the expanded
education offerings in Rochester be congruent with the university's unique core mission of
teaching, research, and outreach in order to support the educational needs and economic
development of this region and the state. The legislature new text end recognizes that the distinctiveness
of each of the deleted text begin partner deleted text end new text begin higher education new text end institutions in Rochester must be maintained to
achieve success in serving the higher education needs of the community and the economic
goals of the state. deleted text begin Further, the legislature intends that the University of Minnesota and the
other partner institutions avoid duplicative offerings of courses and programs. Therefore,
the University of Minnesota, Winona State University, and Rochester Community and
Technical College shall develop jointly a statement of missions, roles, and responsibilities
for the programs and services at Rochester which shall be submitted to the legislature by
January 30, 2000, and any time thereafter that the missions, roles, and responsibilities
change.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $5,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund for fiscal year 2007 to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for the purposes of section 1. This appropriation
is for academic programs supporting the University of Minnesota - Rochester, including
faculty, staff, and program planning and development in the areas of biomedical
technologies, engineering and computer technologies, health care administration, and
allied health programs; ongoing operations of industrial liaison activities; and operation
of leased facilities. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2005,
chapter 107, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2.
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Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivisions 2 and 4, new text end new text begin are repealed.
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