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

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$40,000 is appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
1.8 	and Universities for Cook County higher education to provide educational programs and 
1.9 	academic support services to remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation 
1.10 	amount shall be in addition to the $80,000 the project currently receives. Beginning with 
1.11 	fiscal year 2008, the funding base for this program shall be $120,000 for each biennium.
1.12 	The project shall continue to provide information to the Board of Trustees on the 
1.13 	number of students served, credit hours delivered, and services provided to students.