1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
1.3 	State Colleges and Universities to develop a plan for timely degree completion 
1.4 	for certain transfer students.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
1.7 	BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN.
 1.8 	The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop 
1.9 	a plan to implement multi-campus articulation agreements that lead to baccalaureate degree 
1.10 	completion upon earning the number of credits required for the degree minus 60 credits at 
1.11 	a system university after transfer to the system university by a student with an associate in 
1.12 	arts degree, associate of science degree, or an associate of fine arts (AFA) degree from 
1.13 	a system college. The board shall report on this plan to the legislative committees with 
1.14 	primary jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy by March 15, 2015.