Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/11/2025 10:06 a.m.
A bill for an act
relating to higher education; appropriating money for University of Minnesota
operations and maintenance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) $911,544,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $911,544,000 in fiscal year 2027 are
appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
for operations and maintenance of the University of Minnesota.
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(b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a):
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(1) $45,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $45,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to implement
the University of Minnesota's Health Sciences Strategic Plan and address the critical health
care challenges facing Minnesota;
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(2) $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to advance
innovation and new technologies in the biomanufacturing, precision agriculture, hypersonics,
and green energy and green iron industries; and
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(3) $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to improve
and expand programs and services that increase student success.
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