<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>requiring reports; changing Minnesota college savings plan matching grants; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>making technical changes; modifying definitions; setting requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>credit transfer; providing stable undergraduate tuition rates; modifying achieve <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>scholarship program; modifying contract and salary provisions; prohibiting use <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>of certain public funds to support human cloning; requiring a study of graduate <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>education in for-profit sector; repealing certain provisions related to equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>and apparel; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>15A.081, subdivision 7c; 135A.51, subdivision 2; 136A.121, subdivision 6; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>136F.40, subdivision 2; 136G.01; 136G.03, subdivisions 1, 18, 27; 136G.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivisions 1, 6, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>chapters 136F; 137; 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.26; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>136G.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 181.986; Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>95, article 2, section 39.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>May 16, 2011<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>The Honorable Kurt Zellers<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 1101 report that we have agreed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 1101 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Summary By Fund.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="7" valign="bottom"><b>SUMMARY BY FUND</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2012</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2013</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,252,883,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,252,634,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,505,517,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,314,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,255,040,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,254,791,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,509,831,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Summary By Agency - All Funds.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="7" valign="bottom"><b>SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2012</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2013</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Minnesota Office of Higher <br/>
Education<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">190,694,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">190,445,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">381,139,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Mayo Medical Foundation<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,351,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,351,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,702,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Trustees of the <br/>
Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
Universities<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">540,494,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">540,494,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,080,988,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Regents of the <br/>
University of Minnesota<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">522,501,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">522,501,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,045,002,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,255,040,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,254,791,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,509,831,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2012</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2013</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER </b><br/>
<b>EDUCATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>190,694,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>190,445,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.6"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>State Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">154,624,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">154,625,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(a) If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(b) For the biennium, the tuition maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>is $10,488 in each year for students in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>four-year programs, and $5,808 for students <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>in two-year programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>(c) This appropriation sets the living and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>miscellaneous expense allowance at $7,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>each year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Safety Officers' Survivors</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>This appropriation is to provide educational <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>299A.45, to eligible dependent children and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>to the spouses of public safety officers killed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>in the line of duty.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Child Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,684,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,684,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>State Work-Study</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,502,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,502,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Indian Scholarships</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,850,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">1,850,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>This appropriation includes funding each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>year to administer the Indian scholarship <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>program.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Intervention for College Attendance </b><br/>
<b>Program Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">671,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">671,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>For grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>section 
<statute_ref>136A.861</statute_ref>. Up to $50,000 of this <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>appropriation each year may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>administrative expenses.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Midwest Higher Education Compact</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">95,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">95,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>United Family Medicine Residency </b><br/>
<b>Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">351,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">351,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>For a grant to the United Family Medicine <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>residency program. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>shall be used to support up to 18 resident <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>physicians each year in family practice at <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>United Family Medicine residency programs <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>and shall prepare doctors to practice family <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>care medicine in underserved rural and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>urban areas of the state. It is intended <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>that this program will improve health <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>care in underserved communities, provide <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>affordable access to appropriate medical <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>care, and manage the treatment of patients in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>a cost-effective manner.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Interstate Tuition Reciprocity</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,150,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>for the other year is available to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>reciprocity contract obligations.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Minnesota College Savings Plan</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">350,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>MnLINK Gateway and Minitex</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,605,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,605,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 13.<b>Student and Parent Information</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">122,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">122,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 14.<b>Get Ready</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">180,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">180,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 15.<b>Minnesota Minority Partnership</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">45,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">45,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 16.<b>Agency Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,365,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,365,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 17.<b>Balances Forward</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>A balance in the first year under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>does not cancel, but is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>second year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 18.<b>Transfers</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>The Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>may transfer unencumbered balances from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>the appropriations in this section to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>grant appropriation, the interstate tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>reciprocity appropriation, the child care <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>appropriation, the state work-study <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>appropriation, the achieve scholarship <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>appropriation, the public safety officers' <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>survivors appropriation, and the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>college savings plan appropriation. Transfers <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>from the child care or state work-study <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>appropriations may only be made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>extent there is a projected surplus in the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>appropriation. A transfer may be made only <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>with prior written notice to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>ranking minority members of the senate and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>house of representatives committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>jurisdiction over higher education finance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>540,494,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>540,494,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2012<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2013<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">540,494,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">540,494,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Central Office and Shared Services </b><br/>
<b>Unit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">33,074,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">33,074,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>For the Office of the Chancellor and the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>Shared Services Division. The reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>the appropriation made by this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>from the net appropriation made for the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>central office and shared services unit in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>biennium ending June 30, 2011, must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>allocated to any institution nor charged back <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>to any campus or institution.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">503,305,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">503,305,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>$102,000 each year is for the Cook <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>County Higher Education Board to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>educational programs and academic support <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>services. The base appropriation under this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>paragraph is $102,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>One percent of the fiscal year 2013 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>appropriation in this subdivision is available <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>in fiscal year 2013 after the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>and Universities demonstrates to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>that the board has achieved at least three of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>the following five performance goals:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(1) increase by at least seven  percent, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>compared to fiscal year 2009, graduates or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>degrees, diplomas and certificates conferred;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>(2) increase by at least ten percent, compared <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>to fiscal year 2010, the number of students <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>of color;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>(3) increase by at least fifteen percent, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>compared to fiscal year 2010, the full year <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>equivalent enrollment of students taking <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>online or blended courses or the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>online and blended sections;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(4) increase by at least one percent the fall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>2011 persistence and completion rate for fall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>2010 entering students compared to the fall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>2010 rate for fall 2009 entering students; and<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(5) decrease by at least two percent, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>compared to calendar year 2009, total energy <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>consumption per square foot.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>By October 1, 2011, the Board of Trustees <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>and the Minnesota Office of Higher <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>Education must agree on specific numerical <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>indicators and definitions for each of the five <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>goals that will be used to demonstrate the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>attainment of each goal.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>On or before April 1, 2012, the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>of Trustees must report to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>committees with primary jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>higher education finance and policy the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>progress of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>Universities toward attaining the goals.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Learning Network of Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,115,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,115,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Education Priorities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>The Board of Trustees, in fulfilling the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>136F.06, by making reductions, approving <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>programs of study, establishing requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>for completion of programs, and approving <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>course offerings and requirements for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>credentials, must place the highest priority on <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>meeting the needs of Minnesota employers <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>for a skilled workforce. The board must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>focus on the efficient delivery of higher <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>education, eliminate duplication throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>the system, and streamline the operation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>of the system to provide an education that <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>prepares students for the workforce needs of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>522,501,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>522,501,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2012<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2013<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">520,344,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">520,344,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">458,881,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">458,881,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>(a) This appropriation includes funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>operation and maintenance of the system.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>(b) This appropriation includes money for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>preserve accreditation.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>(c) During the biennium, the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>of Regents is encouraged to at least <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>proportionally reduce spending for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>administration relative to spending <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>reductions in other budget areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(d) One percent of the fiscal year 2013 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>appropriation in this subdivision is available <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>in fiscal year 2013 when the Board of Regents <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>of the University of Minnesota demonstrates <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>to the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>budget that the board has met at least three of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>the following five performance goals:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(1) increase the amount of institutional <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>financial aid so that it is greater in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>2012 than in fiscal year 2010, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>federal stimulus funding. Institutional <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>financial aid includes funds from the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>University of Minnesota Foundation and the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>Minnesota Medical Foundation;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(2) produce at least 13,500 total degrees on <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>all campuses in fiscal year 2012;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(3) increase the undergraduate four- and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>six-year graduation rates on the Twin Cities <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>campus for 2011-2012, as reported in the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>federal completions survey, over the numbers <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>for 2009-2010, as reported in the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>completion survey;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(4) produce total research and development <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>expenditures, as reported to the National <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>Science Foundation (NSF) for the University <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>of Minnesota system so that the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>in the 2012 NSF report is not less than the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>amount in the 2010 NSF report; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(5) produce sponsored funding from business <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>and industry so that funding in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>2012, as reported to the Board of Regents <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>in December of that year, is not less than <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>funding in fiscal year 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>By October 1, 2011, the Board of Regents and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>the Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>must agree on specific numerical indicators <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>and definitions for each of the five goals that <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>will be used to demonstrate the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>Minnesota's attainment of each goal.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>On or before April 1, 2012, the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>of Regents must report to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>committees with primary jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>higher education finance and policy the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>progress of the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>toward attaining the goals.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Education Priorities</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>The Board of Regents, in fulfilling <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>their governance responsibilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>the University of Minnesota by making <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>reductions, approving programs of study, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>establishing requirements for completion of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>programs, approving course offerings and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>requirements for credentials, and authorizing <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>and funding research are encouraged to place <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>the highest priority on meeting the needs of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>Minnesota employers for a skilled workforce. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>The board must focus on the efficient delivery <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>of higher education, eliminate duplication <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>and redundancy, streamline administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>and focus on providing an education that <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>prepares students for the workforce needs of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>Minnesota.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Primary Care Education Initiatives</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>This appropriation is from the health care <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>access fund.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Special Appropriations</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Agriculture and Extension Service</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">42,922,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">42,922,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>For the Agricultural Experiment Station and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>the Minnesota Extension Service:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>(1) the agricultural experiment stations <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>and Minnesota Extension Service must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>convene agricultural advisory groups to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>focus research, education, and extension <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>activities on producer needs and implement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>an outreach strategy that more effectively <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>and rapidly transfers research results and best <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>practices to producers throughout the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>(2) this appropriation includes funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>research and outreach on the production of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>renewable energy from Minnesota biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>resources, including agronomic crops, plant <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>The following areas should be prioritized and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>carried out in consultation with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>organizations:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(i) biofuel and other energy production from <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>perennial crops, small grains, row crops, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>and forestry products in conjunction with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>the Natural Resources Research Institute <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>(NRRI);<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>feed;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(3) this appropriation includes funding <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>for the College of Food, Agricultural, and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>Natural Resources Sciences to establish and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>provide leadership for organic agronomic, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>horticultural, livestock, and food systems <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>research, education, and outreach and for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>equipment necessary for this project;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>(4) this appropriation includes funding <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>for research efforts that demonstrate a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>agriculture community. The following <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>areas should be prioritized and carried <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>out in consultation with Minnesota farm <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>organizations:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(i) vegetable crop research with priority for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>extending the Minnesota vegetable growing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>season;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>development;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>conservation practices and contaminant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>reduction research;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>(iv) discovering and developing plant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>(v) breeding and development of turf seed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>and other biomass resources in all three <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Minnesota biomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(vi) development of new disease-resistant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>and pest-resistant varieties of turf and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>agronomic crops;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>and cure human diseases;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>current or emerging animal, plant, and insect <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>problems affecting production or food safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(x) crop pest and animal disease research;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(xi) developing animal agriculture that is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>capable of sustainably feeding the world;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(xii) consumer food safety education and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>outreach;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>(xiii) programs to meet the research and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>outreach needs of organic livestock and crop <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>farmers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>and transporting biomass plant material; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(5) by February 1, 2013, the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>Regents must submit a report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>legislative committees with responsibility <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>for agriculture and higher education finance <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>on the status and outcomes of research and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>initiatives funded in this section.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Health Sciences</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,854,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,854,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>family practice residency program. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>program must prepare doctors to practice <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>primary care medicine in the rural areas of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>the state. The legislature intends this program <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>to improve health care in rural communities, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>provide affordable access to appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>medical care, and manage the treatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>patients in a more cost-effective manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>The remainder of this appropriation is for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>the rural physicians associates program, the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>sciences research, dental care, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>Biomedical Engineering Center.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Institute of Technology</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,140,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,140,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>For the Geological Survey and the talented <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>youth mathematics program.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) <b>System Special</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,056,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,056,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>For general research, industrial relations <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>education, Natural Resources Research <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>Institute, Center for Urban and Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>the Humphrey exhibit.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) <b>University of Minnesota and Mayo </b><br/>
<b>Foundation Partnership</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,491,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,491,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>For the direct and indirect expenses of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>collaborative research partnership between <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>the University of Minnesota and the Mayo <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>Foundation for research in biotechnology <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>and medical genomics. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>available until expended. An annual report <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>on the expenditure of these funds must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>submitted to the governor and the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>of the senate and house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>committees responsible for higher education <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>and economic development by June 30 of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>each fiscal year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Academic Health Center</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>The appropriation for Academic Health <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>section 297F.10, is estimated to be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>$22,250,000 each year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>MAYO MEDICAL FOUNDATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,351,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,351,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>The amounts that may be spent for the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>purposes are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Medical School</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">665,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">665,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>The state of Minnesota must pay a capitation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>each year for each student who is a resident <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>of Minnesota. The appropriation may be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>transferred between years of the biennium to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>accommodate enrollment fluctuations.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>It is intended that during the biennium the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>Mayo Clinic use the capitation money to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>increase the number of doctors practicing in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>rural areas in need of doctors.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Family Practice and Graduate </b><br/>
<b>Residency Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">686,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">686,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>The state of Minnesota must pay stipend <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>support for up to 27 residents each year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Sec. 7. <b>TUITION LIMITATION AT MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var><b>UNIVERSITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the maximum tuition rate increase for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>all tuition rates at a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution or campus to a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>Minnesota resident undergraduate student may not exceed:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(1) three percent per academic year at a state college; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>    (2) five percent in the first academic year and four percent in the second academic <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>year at a state university.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must limit <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>the rate of increase for any mandatory fee charged to a student at a university or college to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>four percent per year in the biennium ending June 30, 2013, unless a higher increase is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>approved by a public majority vote by the recognized campus student association.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>    Sec. 8. <b>TUITION LIMITATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>The legislature expects that during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>maximum tuition rate increase to a Minnesota resident undergraduate student enrolled at <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>the University of Minnesota shall not exceed five percent the first academic year and four <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>percent the second academic year.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>The legislature expects that the rate of increase for any mandatory fee charged to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>a student at the University of Minnesota will be limited to a maximum of four percent <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>per year in the biennium ending June 30, 2013, unless a higher increase is approved by a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>majority vote of the campus student association.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    Section 1. <b>[136A.051] STUDENT RECORDS AND DATA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>When a nonpublic institution of higher education provides the Office of Higher <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>Education student data or records pursuant to section 136A.05, subdivision 1; 136A.121, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>subdivision 18; or 136A.1701, subdivision 11, the institution of higher education is not <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>liable for a breach of confidentiality, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction of the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>student data or records, if the breach, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction results from <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>actions or omissions of:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>(1) the Office of Higher Education; or<br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>(2) persons provided access to the data or records by the Office of Higher Education.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.51, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Senior citizen.</b> "Senior citizen" means a person who has reached 66 62 <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var> years of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>years of age before the beginning of the term.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after final enactment for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>terms beginning after July 1, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Cost of attendance.</b> (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>allowances: (1) an allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>and (2) an allowance for tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>fees charged by the institution, or the a tuition and fee maximums maximum if one is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>established in law. If no tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>tuition and fees is equal to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>institution, and (2) for two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>charged at a public two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>the highest tuition and fees charged at a public university.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>with no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>mandatory and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>not include charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>student retains ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>ownership. Fees do not include optional or punitive fees.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.1787, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var><b>136A.1787 SELF LOAN REVENUE BONDS ANNUAL CERTIFICATE OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var><b>NEED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(a) In order to ensure the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>notes of the office and the continued maintenance of the loan capital fund under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>136A.1785
         </statute_ref>, the office shall annually determine and certify to the governor, on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>December 1, the amount, if any:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(1) needed to restore the loan capital fund to the minimum amount required by a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>resolution or indenture relating to any bonds or notes of the office, not exceeding the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>maximum amount of principal and interest to become due and payable in any subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>year on all bonds or notes which are then outstanding;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(2) determined by the office to be needed in the current or immediately ensuing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>following fiscal year, with other funds pledged and estimated to be received during that <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>year, for the payment of the principal and interest due and payable in that year on all <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>outstanding bonds and notes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(3) needed to restore any debt service reserve fund securing any outstanding bonds <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>or notes of the office to the amount required in a resolution or indenture relating to such <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>outstanding bonds or notes.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>(b) If the office determines the need under paragraph (a), clause (2), to be for the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>immediately following fiscal year, the governor shall include and submit the amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>certified by the office in accordance with this section to the legislature in the governor's <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>budget for the immediately following fiscal year, or. If the office determines the need <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>under paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), to be for the current fiscal year, the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>shall include and submit the amounts certified  in a governor's supplemental budget if the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>regular budget for that year has previously been approved enacted.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[136F.705] UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(a) The board of trustees is encouraged to offer entering students a plan providing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>stable tuition for students pursuing two-year or four-year degrees that can provide students <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>a tuition option designed to meet the goals in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>(b) A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program at a state <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>college or university beginning in the fall of 2011 or later is guaranteed a stable tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>for up to four consecutive academic years. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>(c) For an undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>state university, the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>a four-year period, beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>amount of tuition that the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>student who continues to be enrolled after four consecutive academic years, the tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>rate for each semester in excess of four years is equal to the tuition rate paid by new <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>enrollees at the state university. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>(d) For an undergraduate student enrolled in an associate degree program at a college, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during a two-year period, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the amount of tuition that <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a student who continues <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>to be enrolled after two consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for each semester in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>excess of two years is equal to the tuition rate for new enrollees at the college.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(e) Time limits for the stable tuition plan under this section do not apply to a student <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>in the military while the student is on active military duty.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var><b>136G.01 PLAN ESTABLISHED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>A college savings plan known as the Minnesota college savings plan is established. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>In establishing this plan, the legislature seeks to encourage individuals to save for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>postsecondary education by:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>(1) providing a qualified tuition plan under federal tax law; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(2) providing matching grants for contributions to the program by low- and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>middle-income families; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(3) (2) encouraging individuals, foundations, and businesses to provide additional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>grants to participating students.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>136G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136G.13 136G.14</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>following terms have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Matching grant.</b> "Matching grant" means an amount added to a matching <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>grant account under section 
         <statute_ref>136G.11</statute_ref> for eligible account beneficiaries for account <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>contributions in calendar years 2001 to 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 27, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>    Subd. 27. <b>Plan.</b> "Plan" refers to the plan established under sections 
         <statute_ref>136G.01</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>136G.13 136G.14
</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Responsibilities.</b> (a) The director shall establish the rules, terms, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>and conditions for the plan, subject to the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>136G.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136G.13 <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>136G.14
</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>(b) The director shall prescribe the application forms, procedures, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>requirements that apply to the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Three-year period for withdrawal of grants.</b> A matching grant deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>in the a matching grant account based on account owner contributions during calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>years 2001 to 2010 under section 
         <statute_ref>136G.11</statute_ref> may not be withdrawn within three years of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>establishment of the account of the beneficiary. In calculating the three-year period, the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>period held in another account is included, if the account includes a rollover from another <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>account under section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Administration.</b> The director shall administer the program, including <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>accepting and processing applications, maintaining account records, making payments, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>making matching grants under section 
<statute_ref>136G.11</statute_ref>, and undertaking any other necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>tasks to administer the program. The office may contract with one or more third parties to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>carry out some or all of these administrative duties, including providing incentives and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>marketing the program. The office and the board may jointly contract with third-party <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>providers, if the office and board determine that it is desirable to contract with the same <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>entity or entities for administration and investment management.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[137.105] UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>The Board of Regents is encouraged to offer students a guaranteed tuition plan <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>that can provide students a tuition option designed to meet the goals in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program at the University <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>of Minnesota beginning in the fall of 2011 or later may be offered guaranteed stable <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>tuition for up to four consecutive academic years. Under the guaranteed plan, for an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, the tuition charged to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>the student for each semester of enrollment during a four-year period, beginning with the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the amount of tuition that the student was <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a student who continues to be enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>after four consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for each semester in excess of four <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>years is equal to the tuition rate paid by new enrollees at the University of Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>Time limits for the stable tuition plan under this section do not apply to a student in the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>military while the student is on active military duty.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[145.4221] STATE FUNDS; PROHIBITED USE FOR HUMAN </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var><b>CLONING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited use of state funds.</b> No state funds or federal funds the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>state receives for state programs may be used to either support human cloning or to pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>any expenses incidental to human cloning. For purposes of this section, "cloning" means <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>generating a genetically identical copy of an organism at any stage of development by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>combining an enucleated egg and the nucleus of a somatic cell to make an embryo.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Scientific research.</b> Nothing in this section shall affect areas of scientific <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>research not specifically addressed by this section, including research in the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans. In addition, not <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>withstanding section 145.422, nothing in this section shall affect the scientific field of stem <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>cell research, unless explicitly prohibited.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>    Sec. 15. <b>STUDY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION IN FOR-PROFIT SECTOR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must study graduate education in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>for-profit institutions with a physical presence in the state. The study must examine <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>the rights and responsibilities of graduate students attending those institutions. At a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>minimum, the study must include an analysis of graduate student disciplinary processes; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>processes and policies adopted for the protection of graduate students' intellectual property <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>rights; policies and guidelines addressing academic freedom of inquiry for students; and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>administrative processes in place to address disputes. The office must report on the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>findings of this study by January 15, 2013, to the committees of the legislature with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>responsibility for higher education finance. The report must include recommendations for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>any changes to improve graduate education in the for-profit sector.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>    Sec. 16. <b>CREDIT TRANSFER WITHIN MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var><b>AND UNIVERSITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>When providing the report required by Laws 2010, chapter 364, section 38, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>information about progress made toward achieving the goals described in the system's <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>smart transfer plan, and shall provide information about the number of students <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>transferring between and among the system's two- and four-year institutions during the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>previous fiscal year. In addition, the Board of Trustees shall include a system study of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>mechanisms for effective transfer in other states.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>    Sec. 17. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.26; and 181.986, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>and 10, are repealed effective July 2, 2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>(c) Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 2, section 39, is repealed effective July 1, 2011."<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>Delete the title and insert:<br/>

<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>prohibiting use of certain funds to support human cloning; requiring a study; <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>requiring reports; making technical changes; appropriating money;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.51, subdivision 2; 136A.121, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>subdivision 6; 136A.1787; 136G.01; 136G.03, subdivisions 1, 18, 27; 136G.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>subdivisions 1, 6, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>chapters 136A; 136F; 137; 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>135A.26; 136G.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 181.986; Laws 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>chapter 95, article 2, section 39."<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>House Conferees:<br/>
<span width="2em"></span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var><br/>
</td>
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</td>
<td></td>
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                     							.....
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<td><a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Bud Nornes<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Bob Dettmer<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var><br/>
</td>
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<td></td>
<td><span>
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<td><a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Kurt Daudt<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Pat Mazorol<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td><a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td>David Hancock<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Senate Conferees:<br/>
<span width="2em"></span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
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</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Michelle L. Fischbach<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>John J. Carlson<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
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                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>David M. Brown<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Claire A. Robling<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td><a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td>David H. Senjem<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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