1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing a grant to a higher education institution 
1.3 	for a summer scientific research program for students; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION; SCIENCE 
1.6 	RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANT.
 1.7 	$...... each year for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 is appropriated from the general 
1.8 	fund to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for a grant to Concordia University 
1.9 	Science Research Institute. The grant is to develop a science, technology, engineering, 
1.10 	and mathematics research program in which high school students from underrepresented 
1.11 	groups participate in mentored scientific research and college readiness programming. 
1.12 	The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research program must be 
1.13 	delivered in conjunction with other local colleges. The grant may be used to provide 
1.14 	scholarship assistance to encourage students from underrepresented groups to participate. 
1.15 	The institution must report to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education on the science, 
1.16 	technology, engineering, and mathematics program according to the timelines established 
1.17 	and with the information requested by the office.