1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for tuition relief.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; STATE 
1.5 	UNIVERSITIES TUITION FREEZE.
 1.6 	(a) $42,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 to the Board of Trustees of the 
1.7 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for student tuition relief at state universities. 
1.8 	The Board of Trustees may not set the tuition rate in any undergraduate degree-granting 
1.9 	program at a state university for the 2016-2017 academic year at a rate greater than the 
1.10 	2014-2015 academic year rate. The student tuition relief may not be offset by increases in 
1.11 	mandatory fees, charges, or other assessments to the student.
1.12 	(b) To the extent that the appropriations under this section are insufficient, the Board 
1.13 	of Trustees shall fund the remainder of the student tuition relief through reductions in 
1.14 	costs associated with central administration of the system and executive administration of 
1.15 	individual campuses, or through reallocation of nonstate funds. Tuition relief may not be 
1.16 	funded through reduction in any program or service that directly impacts students.

1.17 	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; TUITION FREEZE.
 1.18 	(a) $43,500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 to the Board of Regents of the 
1.19 	University of Minnesota for student tuition relief. The Board of Regents is requested to 
1.20 	set the Minnesota resident undergraduate and graduate tuition rates for the 2016-2017 
1.21 	academic year at the 2014-2015 academic year rate, and is also requested to not offset the 
1.22 	tuition relief by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or other assessments to the student.
2.1 	(b) To the extent that the appropriations under this section are insufficient, the 
2.2 	Board of Regents is requested to fund the remainder of the student tuition relief through 
2.3 	reductions in costs associated with central administration of the university and executive 
2.4 	administration of individual campuses, or through reallocation of nonstate funds. The 
2.5 	Board of Regents is requested to not fund tuition relief through reduction in any program 
2.6 	or service that directly impacts students.