1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding and related programs for the Office 
1.3 	of Higher Education, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; the University 
1.4 	of Minnesota, and other related programs; requiring reports; appropriating money;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 127A.70, subdivision 2; 136A.101, 
1.6 	subdivision 5a; 136A.121, subdivisions 5, 6; 136A.246, subdivisions 4, 8.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	ARTICLE 1
1.9 	HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

1.10	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.11 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.12 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.13 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.14 	The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.15 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. 
1.16 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" 
1.17 	is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

1.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.19				Available for the Year
	
1.20				Ending June 30
	
1.21					2020
		2021

1.22
1.23	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

1.24	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	290,010,000
	$
	289,759,000
	
2.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.3 	subdivisions.

2.4	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		225,065,000
		225,064,000
	
2.5 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.6 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.7 	for the other year is available for it.

2.8	Subd. 3.Child Care Grants
 		6,694,000
		6,694,000

2.9	Subd. 4.State Work-Study
 		14,502,000
		14,502,000

2.10	Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		11,018,000
		11,018,000
	
2.11 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.12 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.13 	for the other year is available to meet 
2.14 	reciprocity contract obligations.

2.15	Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors
 		100,000
		100,000
	
2.16 	This appropriation is to provide educational 
2.17 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.18 	299A.45, to eligible dependent children and 
2.19 	to the spouses of public safety officers killed 
2.20 	in the line of duty.
2.21 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.22 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.23 	for the other year is available for it.

2.24	Subd. 7.Indian Scholarships
 		3,500,000
		3,500,000
	
2.25 	The commissioner must contract with or 
2.26 	employ at least one person with demonstrated 
2.27 	competence in American Indian culture and 
2.28 	residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist 
2.29 	students with the scholarships under 
2.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and 
2.31 	with other information about financial aid for 
2.32 	which the students may be eligible. Bemidji 
2.33 	State University must provide office space at 
3.1 	no cost to the Office of Higher Education for 
3.2 	purposes of administering the American Indian 
3.3 	scholarship program under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.4 	section 136A.126. This appropriation includes 
3.5 	funding to administer the American Indian 
3.6 	scholarship program.

3.7	Subd. 8.Tribal College Grants
 		150,000
		150,000
	
3.8 	For tribal college assistance grants under 
3.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.

3.10
3.11	Subd. 9.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		839,000
		839,000
	
3.12 	For the intervention for college attendance 
3.13 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.14 	136A.861.
3.15 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
3.16 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
3.17 	intervention for college attendance program 
3.18 	grants.

3.19	Subd. 10.Student-Parent Information
 		122,000
		122,000

3.20	Subd. 11.Get Ready!
 		180,000
		180,000

3.21
3.22	Subd. 12.Minnesota Education Equity 
Partnership
 		45,000
		45,000

3.23	Subd. 13.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		115,000
		115,000

3.24	Subd. 14.MN Reconnect
 		4,000,000
		4,000,000
	
3.25 	(a) For the Office of Higher Education to 
3.26 	award grant funds to students and institutions 
3.27 	under article 2, section 7.
3.28 	(b) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
3.29 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for student 
3.30 	grants.
3.31 	(c) $1,120,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
3.32 	$1,120,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for 
3.33 	institutional grants.
4.1 	(d) $160,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $160,000 
4.2 	in fiscal year 2021 are for outreach, 
4.3 	communications, and marketing to eligible 
4.4 	students by the office.
4.5 	(e) $140,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $140,000 
4.6 	in fiscal year 2021 are for a grant to the 
4.7 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
4.8 	system for program administration.
4.9 	(f) $80,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $80,000 in 
4.10 	fiscal year 2021 are for program 
4.11 	administration by the office.

4.12
4.13	Subd. 15.United Family Medicine Residency 
Program
 		501,000
		501,000
	
4.14 	For a grant to United Family Medicine 
4.15 	residency program. This appropriation shall 
4.16 	be used to support up to 21 resident physicians 
4.17 	each year in family practice at United Family 
4.18 	Medicine residency programs and shall 
4.19 	prepare doctors to practice family care 
4.20 	medicine in underserved rural and urban areas 
4.21 	of the state. It is intended that this program 
4.22 	will improve health care in underserved 
4.23 	communities, provide affordable access to 
4.24 	appropriate medical care, and manage the 
4.25 	treatment of patients in a cost-effective 
4.26 	manner.

4.27	Subd. 16.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		5,905,000
		5,905,000

4.28
4.29	Subd. 17.Statewide Longitudinal Education 
Data System
 		1,882,000
		1,882,000

4.30	Subd. 18.Hennepin Healthcare
 		645,000
		645,000
	
4.31 	For transfer to Hennepin Healthcare for 
4.32 	graduate family medical education programs 
4.33 	at Hennepin Healthcare.

4.34	Subd. 19.College Possible
 		250,000
		250,000
	
5.1 	(a) This appropriation is for immediate transfer 
5.2 	to College Possible to support programs of 
5.3 	college admission and college graduation for 
5.4 	low-income students through an intensive 
5.5 	curriculum of coaching and support at both 
5.6 	the high school and postsecondary level.
5.7 	(b) This appropriation must, to the extent 
5.8 	possible, be proportionately allocated between 
5.9 	students from greater Minnesota and students 
5.10 	in the seven-county metropolitan area.
5.11 	(c) This appropriation must be used by College 
5.12 	Possible only for programs supporting students 
5.13 	who are residents of Minnesota and attending 
5.14 	colleges or universities within Minnesota.
5.15 	(d) By February 1 of each year, College 
5.16 	Possible must report to the chairs and ranking 
5.17 	minority members of the legislative 
5.18 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
5.19 	over higher education and E-12 education on 
5.20 	activities funded by this appropriation. The 
5.21 	report must include, but is not limited to, 
5.22 	information about the expansion of College 
5.23 	Possible in Minnesota, the number of College 
5.24 	Possible coaches hired, the expansion within 
5.25 	existing partner high schools, the expansion 
5.26 	of high school partnerships, the number of 
5.27 	high school and college students served, the 
5.28 	total hours of community service by high 
5.29 	school and college students, and a list of 
5.30 	communities and organizations benefiting 
5.31 	from student service hours.

5.32
5.33	Subd. 20.Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Research Grant Program
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
5.34 	For transfer to the spinal cord and traumatic 
5.35 	brain grant account in the special revenue fund 
6.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901, 
6.2 	subdivision 1.
6.3 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.4 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
6.5 	subdivision to administer the grant program.

6.6
6.7	Subd. 21.Summer Academic Enrichment 
Program
 		250,000
		250,000
	
6.8 	For summer academic enrichment grants under 
6.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.
6.10 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.11 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
6.12 	grant program under this subdivision.

6.13
6.14	Subd. 22.Dual Training Competency Grants;  
Office of Higher Education
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
6.15 	For transfer to the Dual Training Competency 
6.16 	Grants account in the special revenue fund 
6.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.246, 
6.18 	subdivision 10.

6.19
6.20	Subd. 23.Dual Training Competency Grants;  
Department of Labor and Industry
 		200,000
		200,000
	
6.21 	For transfer to the commissioner of labor and 
6.22 	industry for identification of competency 
6.23 	standards for dual training under Minnesota 
6.24 	Statutes, section 175.45.

6.25	Subd. 24.Concurrent Enrollment Courses
 		340,000
		340,000
	
6.26 	(a) $225,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $225,000 
6.27 	in fiscal year 2021 are for grants to develop 
6.28 	new concurrent enrollment courses under 
6.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, 
6.30 	subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective 
6.31 	standard for career and technical education. 
6.32 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
6.33 	but is available in the second year.
7.1 	(b) $115,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $115,000 
7.2 	in fiscal year 2021 are for grants to 
7.3 	postsecondary institutions currently 
7.4 	sponsoring a concurrent enrollment course to 
7.5 	expand existing programs. The commissioner 
7.6 	shall determine the application process and 
7.7 	the grant amounts. The commissioner must 
7.8 	give preference to expanding programs that 
7.9 	are at capacity. Any balance in the first year 
7.10 	does not cancel but is available in the second 
7.11 	year.
7.12 	(c) By December 1 of each year, the office 
7.13 	shall submit a brief report to the chairs and 
7.14 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
7.15 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
7.16 	education regarding:
7.17 	(1) the courses developed by grant recipients 
7.18 	and the number of students who enrolled in 
7.19 	the courses under paragraph (a); and
7.20 	(2) the programs expanded and the number of 
7.21 	students who enrolled in programs under 
7.22 	paragraph (b).

7.23	Subd. 25.Campus Sexual Assault Reporting
 		25,000
		25,000
	
7.24 	For the sexual assault reporting required under 
7.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15.

7.26
7.27	Subd. 26.Campus Sexual Violence Prevention 
and Response Coordinator
 		150,000
		150,000
	
7.28 	For the Office of Higher Education to staff a 
7.29 	campus sexual violence prevention and 
7.30 	response coordinator to serve as a statewide 
7.31 	resource providing professional development 
7.32 	and guidance on best practices for 
7.33 	postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year 
7.34 	are for administrative funding to conduct 
8.1 	trainings and provide materials to 
8.2 	postsecondary institutions.

8.3
8.4	Subd. 27.Student and Employer Connection 
Information System
 		405,000
		405,000
	
8.5 	For a grant to the Minnesota Chamber 
8.6 	Foundation for the creation of a web-based 
8.7 	job and intern-seeking software tool that blind 
8.8 	matches the needs of employers located in 
8.9 	Minnesota with the individual profiles of high 
8.10 	school seniors and postsecondary students 
8.11 	attending Minnesota high schools and 
8.12 	postsecondary institutions. No more than three 
8.13 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
8.14 	administrative expenses of the foundation. The 
8.15 	foundation must report by January 15, 2021, 
8.16 	on activities under this subdivision to the 
8.17 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
8.18 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
8.19 	higher education finance.

8.20
8.21	Subd. 28.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		175,000
		175,000
	
8.22 	(a) This appropriation is for the Office of 
8.23 	Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a 
8.24 	matching basis to schools with a demonstrable 
8.25 	homeless student population.
8.26 	(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet 
8.27 	immediate student needs that could result in 
8.28 	a student not completing the term or their 
8.29 	program including, but not limited to, 
8.30 	emergency housing, food, and transportation. 
8.31 	Emergency assistance does not impact the 
8.32 	amount of state financial aid received.
8.33 	(c) The commissioner shall determine the 
8.34 	application process and the grant amounts. 
8.35 	The Office of Higher Education shall partner 
9.1 	with interested postsecondary institutions, 
9.2 	other state agencies, and student groups to 
9.3 	establish the programs.

9.4	Subd. 29.Teacher Candidates Grants
 		500,000
		500,000
	
9.5 	For grants to teacher candidates under 
9.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275. This 
9.7 	appropriation is in addition to any other 
9.8 	appropriations in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 
9.9 	made for this purpose.
9.10 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
9.11 	percent of the appropriation for administration 
9.12 	of the program.

9.13	Subd. 30.Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness
 		200,000
		200,000
	
9.14 	For transfer to the teacher shortage loan 
9.15 	forgiveness repayment account in the special 
9.16 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.17 	section 136A.1791, subdivision 8.
9.18 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
9.19 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
9.20 	subdivision to administer the program.

9.21
9.22	Subd. 31.Large Animal Veterinarian Loan 
Forgiveness Program
 		375,000
		375,000
	
9.23 	For transfer to the large animal veterinarian 
9.24 	loan forgiveness program account in the 
9.25 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
9.26 	Statutes, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2.

9.27
9.28	Subd. 32.Agricultural Educators Loan 
Forgiveness
 		50,000
		50,000
	
9.29 	For transfer to the agricultural education loan 
9.30 	forgiveness account in the special revenue 
9.31 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.32 	136A.1794, subdivision 2.

9.33
9.34	Subd. 33.Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness 
Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
10.1 	For transfer to the aviation degree loan 
10.2 	forgiveness program account in the special 
10.3 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.4 	section 136A.1789, subdivision 2.

10.5
10.6	Subd. 34.Grants for Students with Intellectual 
and Developmental Disabilities
 		200,000
		200,000
	
10.7 	For grants for students with intellectual and 
10.8 	developmental disabilities under Minnesota 
10.9 	Statutes, section 136A.1215.

10.10	Subd. 35.Loan Repayment Assistance Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
10.11 	For a grant to the Loan Repayment Assistance 
10.12 	Program of Minnesota to provide education 
10.13 	debt relief to attorneys with full-time 
10.14 	employment providing legal advice or 
10.15 	representation to low-income clients or support 
10.16 	services for this work.

10.17
10.18	Subd. 36.Minnesota Independence College and 
Community
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
10.19 	For a grant to Minnesota Independence 
10.20 	College and Community for need-based 
10.21 	scholarships and tuition reduction.

10.22	Subd. 37.Agency Administration
 		4,577,000
		4,327,000
	
10.23 	Up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
10.24 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2021 are available for 
10.25 	communications and outreach to students, 
10.26 	adults, and families to provide information on 
10.27 	the expected costs of college and the various 
10.28 	grant options made available to them through 
10.29 	the state.

10.30	Subd. 38.Balances Forward
 					
10.31 	A balance in the first year under this section 
10.32 	does not cancel, but is available for the second 
10.33 	year.

11.1	Subd. 39.Transfers
 					
11.2 	The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
11.3 	Education may transfer unencumbered 
11.4 	balances from the appropriations in this 
11.5 	section to the state grant appropriation, the 
11.6 	interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the 
11.7 	child care grant appropriation, the Indian 
11.8 	scholarship appropriation, the state work-study 
11.9 	appropriation, the get ready appropriation, the 
11.10 	intervention for college attendance 
11.11 	appropriation, the student-parent information 
11.12 	appropriation, the summer academic 
11.13 	enrichment program appropriation, and the 
11.14 	public safety officers' survivors appropriation. 
11.15 	Transfers from the child care or state 
11.16 	work-study appropriations may only be made 
11.17 	to the extent there is a projected surplus in the 
11.18 	appropriation. A transfer may be made only 
11.19 	with prior written notice to the chairs and 
11.20 	ranking minority members of the senate and 
11.21 	house of representatives committees with 
11.22 	jurisdiction over higher education finance.

11.23
11.24
11.25	Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

11.26	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	739,857,000
	$
	754,585,000
	
11.27 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
11.28 	purpose are specified in the following 
11.29 	subdivisions.

11.30
11.31	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services 
Unit
 		33,074,000
		33,074,000
	
11.32 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
11.33 	Shared Services Division.

11.34	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		702,668,000
		717,396,000
	
12.1 	(a) The Board of Trustees is requested to help 
12.2 	Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding 
12.3 	activities which improve retention and 
12.4 	completion for students of color.
12.5 	(b) This appropriation includes $500,000 in 
12.6 	fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 in fiscal year 
12.7 	2021 for workforce development scholarships 
12.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38.
12.9 	(c) $200,000 each year is for transfer to the 
12.10 	Cook County Higher Education Board to 
12.11 	provide educational programming and 
12.12 	academic support services to remote regions 
12.13 	in northeastern Minnesota. The Cook County 
12.14 	Higher Education Board shall continue to 
12.15 	provide information to the Board of Trustees 
12.16 	on the number of students served, credit hours 
12.17 	delivered, and services provided to students.
12.18 	(d) $50,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $50,000 
12.19 	in fiscal year 2021 are for developing and 
12.20 	teaching online agricultural courses by farm 
12.21 	business management faculty at colleges that 
12.22 	offer farm business management.
12.23 	(e) $175,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $175,000 
12.24 	in fiscal year 2021 are for the 
12.25 	veterans-to-agriculture pilot program 
12.26 	established by Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 
12.27 	1, section 4, subdivision 3. The program shall 
12.28 	continue to conform to the requirements of 
12.29 	that subdivision. The appropriation shall be 
12.30 	used to support, in equal amounts, up to six 
12.31 	program sites statewide. No more than two 
12.32 	percent of the total appropriation provided by 
12.33 	this section may be used for administrative 
12.34 	purposes at the system level.
13.1 	No later than December 15, 2020, the program 
13.2 	shall report to the committees of the house of 
13.3 	representatives and the senate with jurisdiction 
13.4 	over issues related to agriculture, veterans 
13.5 	affairs, and higher education on program 
13.6 	operations, including information on 
13.7 	participation rates, new job placements, and 
13.8 	any unmet needs.
13.9 	(f) This appropriation includes $40,000 in 
13.10 	fiscal year 2020 and $40,000 in fiscal year 
13.11 	2021 to implement the sexual assault policies 
13.12 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.13 	135A.15.
13.14 	(g) This appropriation includes $8,000,000 in 
13.15 	fiscal year 2020 and $8,000,000 in fiscal year 
13.16 	2021 for upgrading the Integrated Statewide 
13.17 	Record System.

13.18	Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota
 		4,115,000
		4,115,000

13.19
13.20	Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

13.21	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	663,766,000
	$
	676,998,000

13.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.23		2020
	2021
	
13.24	General
	661,609,000
	674,841,000
	
13.25	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
13.26 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.27 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.28 	subdivisions.

13.29	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		593,171,000
		606,403,000
	
13.30 	(a) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
13.31 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are to: (1) 
13.32 	increase the medical school's research 
13.33 	capacity; (2) improve the medical school's 
13.34 	ranking in National Institutes of Health 
14.1 	funding; (3) ensure the medical school's 
14.2 	national prominence by attracting and 
14.3 	retaining world-class faculty, staff, and 
14.4 	students; (4) invest in physician training 
14.5 	programs in rural and underserved 
14.6 	communities; and (5) translate the medical 
14.7 	school's research discoveries into new 
14.8 	treatments and cures to improve the health of 
14.9 	Minnesotans.
14.10 	(b) $7,800,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
14.11 	$7,800,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for health 
14.12 	training restoration. This appropriation must 
14.13 	be used to support all of the following: (1) 
14.14 	faculty physicians who teach at eight residency 
14.15 	program sites, including medical resident and 
14.16 	student training programs in the Department 
14.17 	of Family Medicine; (2) the Mobile Dental 
14.18 	Clinic; and (3) expansion of geriatric 
14.19 	education and family programs.
14.20 	(c) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
14.21 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for the 
14.22 	Minnesota Discovery, Research, and 
14.23 	InnoVation Economy funding program for 
14.24 	cancer care research.
14.25 	(d) $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 
14.26 	in fiscal year 2021 are for the University of 
14.27 	Minnesota, Morris branch, to cover the costs 
14.28 	of tuition waivers under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.29 	section 137.16.

14.30	Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
14.31 	This appropriation is from the health care 
14.32 	access fund.

14.33	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations

14.34	(a) Agriculture and Extension Service
		42,922,000
		42,922,000
	
15.1 	For the Agricultural Experiment Station and 
15.2 	the Minnesota Extension Service:
15.3 	(1) the agricultural experiment stations and 
15.4 	Minnesota Extension Service must convene 
15.5 	agricultural advisory groups to focus research, 
15.6 	education, and extension activities on producer 
15.7 	needs and implement an outreach strategy that 
15.8 	more effectively and rapidly transfers research 
15.9 	results and best practices to producers 
15.10 	throughout the state;
15.11 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
15.12 	research and outreach on the production of 
15.13 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
15.14 	resources, including agronomic crops, plant 
15.15 	and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. 
15.16 	The following areas should be prioritized and 
15.17 	carried out in consultation with Minnesota 
15.18 	producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy 
15.19 	organizations:
15.20 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
15.21 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and 
15.22 	forestry products in conjunction with the 
15.23 	Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);
15.24 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
15.25 	systems; and
15.26 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;
15.27 	(3) this appropriation includes funding for the 
15.28 	College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural 
15.29 	Resources Sciences to establish and provide 
15.30 	leadership for organic agronomic, 
15.31 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
15.32 	research, education, and outreach and for the 
15.33 	purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
16.1 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
16.2 	equipment necessary for this project;
16.3 	(4) this appropriation includes funding for 
16.4 	research efforts that demonstrate a renewed 
16.5 	emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture 
16.6 	community. The following areas should be 
16.7 	prioritized and carried out in consultation with 
16.8 	Minnesota farm organizations:
16.9 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
16.10 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
16.11 	season;
16.12 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
16.13 	development;
16.14 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
16.15 	conservation practices and contaminant 
16.16 	reduction research;
16.17 	(iv) discovering and developing plant varieties 
16.18 	that use nutrients more efficiently;
16.19 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed and 
16.20 	other biomass resources in all three Minnesota 
16.21 	biomes;
16.22 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant and 
16.23 	pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic 
16.24 	crops;
16.25 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
16.26 	and cure human diseases;
16.27 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
16.28 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
16.29 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
16.30 	problems affecting production or food safety;
16.31 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
17.1 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
17.2 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
17.3 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
17.4 	outreach;
17.5 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
17.6 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
17.7 	farmers; and
17.8 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
17.9 	systems; and growing, harvesting, and 
17.10 	transporting biomass plant material; and
17.11 	(5) by February 1, 2021, the Board of Regents 
17.12 	must submit a report to the legislative 
17.13 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
17.14 	over agriculture and higher education finance 
17.15 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
17.16 	initiatives funded in this paragraph.

17.17	(b) Health Sciences
		9,204,000
		9,204,000
	
17.18 	$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 
17.19 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
17.20 	family practice residency program. The 
17.21 	program must prepare doctors to practice 
17.22 	primary care medicine in rural areas of the 
17.23 	state. The legislature intends this program to 
17.24 	improve health care in rural communities, 
17.25 	provide affordable access to appropriate 
17.26 	medical care, and manage the treatment of 
17.27 	patients in a more cost-effective manner. The 
17.28 	remainder of this appropriation is for the rural 
17.29 	physicians associates program; the Veterinary 
17.30 	Diagnostic Laboratory; health sciences 
17.31 	research; dental care; the Biomedical 
17.32 	Engineering Center; and the collaborative 
17.33 	partnership between the University of 
17.34 	Minnesota and Mayo Clinic for regenerative 
18.1 	medicine, research, clinical translation, and 
18.2 	commercialization.

18.3	(c) College of Science and Engineering
		1,140,000
		1,140,000
	
18.4 	For the geological survey and the talented 
18.5 	youth mathematics program.

18.6	(d) System Special
		7,181,000
		7,181,000
	
18.7 	For general research, the Labor Education 
18.8 	Service, Natural Resources Research Institute, 
18.9 	Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell 
18.10 	Museum of Natural History, and the 
18.11 	Humphrey exhibit.
18.12 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $2,000,000 
18.13 	in fiscal year 2021 are for the Natural 
18.14 	Resources Research Institute to invest in 
18.15 	applied research for economic development.

18.16
18.17	(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo 
Foundation Partnership
		7,991,000
		7,991,000
	
18.18 	This appropriation is for the following 
18.19 	activities:
18.20 	(1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
18.21 	$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for the 
18.22 	direct and indirect expenses of the 
18.23 	collaborative research partnership between the 
18.24 	University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
18.25 	Foundation for research in biotechnology and 
18.26 	medical genomics. An annual report on the 
18.27 	expenditure of these funds must be submitted 
18.28 	to the governor and the chairs of the legislative 
18.29 	committees responsible for higher education 
18.30 	finance by June 30 of each fiscal year.
18.31 	(2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 
18.32 	in fiscal year 2021 are to award competitive 
18.33 	grants to conduct research into the prevention, 
19.1 	treatment, causes, and cures of Alzheimer's 
19.2 	disease and other dementias.

19.3	Subd. 5.Academic Health Center
 					
19.4 	The appropriation for Academic Health Center 
19.5 	funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.6 	297F.10, is estimated to be $22,250,000 each 
19.7 	year.

19.8	Sec. 5. MAYO CLINIC

19.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,351,000
	$
	1,351,000
	
19.10 	The amounts that may be spent are specified 
19.11 	in the following subdivisions.

19.12	Subd. 2.Medical School
 		665,000
		665,000
	
19.13 	The state must pay a capitation each year for 
19.14 	each student who is a resident of Minnesota. 
19.15 	The appropriation may be transferred between 
19.16 	each year of the biennium to accommodate 
19.17 	enrollment fluctuations. It is intended that 
19.18 	during the biennium the Mayo Clinic use the 
19.19 	capitation money to increase the number of 
19.20 	doctors practicing in rural areas in need of 
19.21 	doctors.

19.22
19.23	Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate 
Residency Program
 		686,000
		686,000
	
19.24 	The state must pay stipend support for up to 
19.25 	27 residents each year.

19.26 	ARTICLE 2
19.27 	HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS

19.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.29 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties; report. (a) The partnership shall develop recommendations 
19.30 	to the governor and the legislature designed to maximize the achievement of all P-20 students 
19.31 	while promoting the efficient use of state resources, thereby helping the state realize the 
20.1 	maximum value for its investment. These recommendations may include, but are not limited 
20.2 	to, strategies, policies, or other actions focused on:
20.3 	(1) improving the quality of and access to education at all points from preschool through 
20.4 	graduate education;
20.5 	(2) improving preparation for, and transitions to, postsecondary education and work;
20.6 	(3) ensuring educator quality by creating rigorous standards for teacher recruitment, 
20.7 	teacher preparation, induction and mentoring of beginning teachers, and continuous 
20.8 	professional development for career teachers; and
20.9 	(4) realigning the governance and administrative structures of early education, 
20.10 	kindergarten through grade 12, and postsecondary systems in Minnesota.
20.11 	(b) Under the direction of the P-20 Education Partnership Statewide Longitudinal 
20.12 	Education Data System Governance Committee, the Office of Higher Education and the 
20.13 	Departments of Education and Employment and Economic Development shall improve and 
20.14 	expand the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) and the Early Childhood 
20.15 	Longitudinal Data System (ECLDS) to provide policymakers, education and workforce 
20.16 	leaders, researchers, and members of the public with data, research, and reports to:
20.17 	(1) expand reporting on students' educational outcomes for diverse student populations 
20.18 	including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted students, 
20.19 	among others, and include formative and summative evaluations based on multiple measures 
20.20 	of child well-being, early childhood development, and student progress toward career and 
20.21 	college readiness;
20.22 	(2) evaluate the effectiveness of early care, educational, and workforce programs; and
20.23 	(3) evaluate the relationship between relationships among early care, education, and 
20.24 	workforce outcomes, consistent with section 124D.49.
20.25 	To the extent possible under federal and state law, research and reports should be 
20.26 	accessible to the public on the Internet, and disaggregated by demographic characteristics, 
20.27 	organization or organization characteristics, and geography.
20.28 	It is the intent of the legislature that the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System 
20.29 	and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System inform public policy and 
20.30 	decision-making. The SLEDS governance committee and ECLDS governance committee, 
20.31 	with assistance from staff of the Office of Higher Education, the Department of Education, 
20.32 	and the Department of Employment and Economic Development, shall respond to legislative 
20.33 	committee and agency requests on topics utilizing data made available through the Statewide 
21.1 	Longitudinal Education Data System and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System 
21.2 	as resources permit. Any analysis of or report on the data must contain only summary data.
21.3 	(c) By January 15 of each year, the partnership shall submit a report to the governor and 
21.4 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
21.5 	jurisdiction over P-20 education policy and finance that summarizes the partnership's progress 
21.6 	in meeting its goals and identifies the need for any draft legislation when necessary to further 
21.7 	the goals of the partnership to maximize student achievement while promoting efficient use 
21.8 	of resources.

21.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
21.10 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means the 
21.11 	amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal 
21.12 	need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 84 78 percent 
21.13 	of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, 
21.14 	the assigned family responsibility is 76 70 percent of the student contribution. For 
21.15 	independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family 
21.16 	responsibility is 40 34 percent of the student contribution.

21.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.18 		Subd. 5.Grant stipends. The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of responsibility 
21.19 	for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the applicant's family, and 
21.20 	the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not exceed a grant applicant's 
21.21 	recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after deducting the following:
21.22 	(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least 50 percent of the cost of attending the 
21.23 	institution of the applicant's choosing;
21.24 	(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section 136A.101; and
21.25 	(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible, 
21.26 	unless the student is ineligible to receive a Pell grant under United States Code, title 20, 
21.27 	section 1091(a)(5) or (d).
21.28 	The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.

21.29 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
21.30 		Subd. 6.Cost of attendance. (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an 
21.31 	allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for 
22.1 	tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, 
22.2 	or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous 
22.3 	expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 101 110 percent of the 
22.4 	federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no 
22.5 	tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal 
22.6 	to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for 
22.7 	two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public 
22.8 	two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and 
22.9 	fees charged at a public university.
22.10 	(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of 
22.11 	attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled.
22.12 	(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota 
22.13 	correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with 
22.14 	no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
22.15 	(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory 
22.16 	and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include 
22.17 	charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains 
22.18 	ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees 
22.19 	do not include optional or punitive fees.

22.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.246, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
22.21 		Subd. 4.Application. Applications must be made to the commissioner on a form provided 
22.22 	by the commissioner. The commissioner must, to the extent possible, make the application 
22.23 	form as short and simple to complete as is reasonably possible. The commissioner shall 
22.24 	establish a schedule for applications and grants. The application must include, without 
22.25 	limitation:
22.26 	(1) the projected number of employee trainees;
22.27 	(2) the number of projected employee trainees who graduated from high school or passed 
22.28 	the commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency test in the current or 
22.29 	immediately preceding calendar year;
22.30 	(3) the competency standard for which training will be provided;
22.31 	(4) the credential the employee will receive upon completion of training;
23.1 	(5) the name and address of the training institution or program and a signed statement 
23.2 	by the institution or program that it is able and agrees to provide the training;
23.3 	(6) the period of the training; and
23.4 	(7) the cost of the training charged by the training institution or program and certified 
23.5 	by the institution or program. The cost of training includes tuition, fees, and required books 
23.6 	and materials. The cost of training may also include costs for travel, lodging, and meals 
23.7 	associated with the training provided by the training institution or program.
23.8 	An application may be made for training of employees of multiple employers either by 
23.9 	the employers or by an organization on their behalf.

23.10 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.246, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
23.11 		Subd. 8.Grant amounts. (a) The maximum grant for an application is $150,000
23.12 	$187,500. A grant may not exceed $6,000 $7,500 per year for a maximum of four years per 
23.13 	employee. Any amount of the grant for the costs for travel, lodging, and meals associated 
23.14 	with the training provided by the training institution or program may not exceed $1,500 per 
23.15 	employee per year.
23.16 	(b) An employee who is attending an eligible institution must apply for Pell and state 
23.17 	grants as a condition of payment for training that employee under this section.

23.18 	Sec. 7. MN RECONNECT PROGRAM.
 23.19 		Subdivision 1.Program administration. The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
23.20 	Education must administer a credential completion program for adult learners consistent 
23.21 	with this section.
23.22 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this 
23.23 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
23.24 	(b) "Cost of attendance" means tuition and required fees charged by the institution and 
23.25 	the campus-based budget used for federal financial aid for food, housing, books, supplies, 
23.26 	transportation, and miscellaneous expenses.
23.27 	(c) "Eligible student" means an individual who:
23.28 	(1) meets the eligibility requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, 
23.29 	subdivision 2, paragraphs (a), clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5), and (b);
23.30 	(2) is 25 years old or older and under 62;
24.1 	(3) has previously completed a minimum of 15 credits in a certificate or degree-seeking 
24.2 	program that have been accepted by a participating institution;
24.3 	(4) has not enrolled in any Minnesota institution in the two academic years prior to 
24.4 	enrollment at a participating institution;
24.5 	(5) has not completed a certificate, diploma, or degree of 16 credits or longer in length 
24.6 	prior to enrollment at a participating institution in this program;
24.7 	(6) has enrolled in three or more credits each term;
24.8 	(7) reports a family adjusted gross income of $85,000 or less; and
24.9 	(8) has applied for the grant on the form required by the commissioner.
24.10 	(d) "Grant" means funds awarded under this section.
24.11 	(e) "Participating institution" means a two-year institution within the Minnesota State 
24.12 	Colleges and Universities System selected under subdivision 5.
24.13 	(f) "Program" means a certificate, diploma, or degree program offered by a participating 
24.14 	institution.
24.15 	(g) To the extent not inconsistent with this section, the definitions in section 136A.101 
24.16 	apply to this section.
24.17 		Subd. 3.Student application. Application for a grant must be made by a FAFSA or 
24.18 	state aid application and any additional form required by the commissioner. Applications 
24.19 	are due on a schedule set by the commissioner.
24.20 		Subd. 4.Student grants. (a) The commissioner must, to the extent funds are available, 
24.21 	make grants to eligible students to attend a program at a participating institution. The amount 
24.22 	of a grant per spring or fall academic term is the lesser of $1,000 or the difference between 
24.23 	the cost of attendance and other scholarships or grants received by the student. If the 
24.24 	appropriation is greater than the projected grants for the spring and fall terms, the 
24.25 	commissioner may award grants up to $1,000 per student for summer or interim terms.
24.26 	(b) An eligible student may renew a student grant by applying for renewal on a form 
24.27 	provided by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. An eligible 
24.28 	student may receive a student grant under this section for up to six semesters or the 
24.29 	equivalent.
24.30 		Subd. 5.Participating institutions. (a) A two-year institution within the Minnesota 
24.31 	State Colleges and Universities System may apply to become a participating institution. 
24.32 	The commissioner, in conjunction with a selection committee, shall select institutions 
25.1 	through a competitive application process. Priority must be given to institutions participating 
25.2 	in the most recently completed fiscal year.
25.3 	(b) Participating institutions must:
25.4 	(1) demonstrate a commitment to adult learners through adoption of best practice policies, 
25.5 	programs, and services; and
25.6 	(2) complete an adult learner assessment prior to participation.
25.7 		Subd. 6.Institutional grants. Participating institutions may receive funds for student 
25.8 	advising, resolving student financial holds, and improving services to eligible students.

25.9 	Sec. 8. POSTSECONDARY CHILD CARE EXPENSES.
 25.10 	For fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education 
25.11 	may adjust the cost of attendance under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 
25.12 	6, paragraph (a), to include child care expenses allowable under Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.13 	136A.125, after consultation with institutional representatives and with prior written notice 
25.14 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
25.15 	over higher education finance.