1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring cuts in spending for administrative costs at 
1.3 	public higher education institutions.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CENTRAL 
1.6 	OFFICE AND SHARED SERVICES UNIT BUDGET CUT.
 1.7 	The appropriation to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
1.8 	Universities for the central office and shared services unit for the biennium ending June 
1.9 	30, 2013, must be at least ten percent less than the appropriation for the central office 
1.10 	and shared services unit for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. Reductions under this 
1.11 	section must not be allocated to any institution and must not be charged back to any 
1.12 	campus or institution.

1.13 	Sec. 2. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BUDGET 
1.14 	CUT.
 1.15 	The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall expend ten percent less 
1.16 	for administrative services from the appropriation made to the board for the biennium 
1.17 	ending June 30, 2013, than it expended for administrative services from the appropriation 
1.18 	made to the board for the biennium ending June 30, 2011.

1.19 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.20 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.