1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of 
1.3 	the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents of the 
1.4 	University of Minnesota.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
1.7 	AND UNIVERSITIES.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $80,000,000 is appropriated from the general 
1.9 	fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for the 
1.10 	biennium ending June 30, 2015.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Limitation on release of funds. The commissioner of management and 
1.12 	budget may not release funds appropriated under this section until the Board of Trustees 
1.13 	has certified to the commissioner that it has eliminated the practice of awarding financial 
1.14 	bonuses to administrators, including the system chancellor, presidents, vice-presidents, 
1.15 	and deans of individual schools and programs.

1.16 	Sec. 2. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
 1.17 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $80,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to 
1.18 	the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the biennium ending June 30, 2015.
1.19 		Subd. 2.Limitation on release of funds. The commissioner of management and 
1.20 	budget may not release funds appropriated under this section until the Board of Regents 
1.21 	has certified to the commissioner that it has taken direct action that will reduce the 
1.22 	percentage of the university's expenses attributable to the cost of executive administration, 
2.1 	including reductions in salary, fringe benefits, and other compensation or discretionary 
2.2 	funding provided to the president, vice-presidents, chancellors, the provost, vice-provosts, 
2.3 	and deans and directors of individual schools and programs.