HF 453

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; establishing a planning
committee for a four-year university at Rochester;
appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE;
UNIVERSITY AT ROCHESTER.
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new text begin A nine member planning and implementation committee is
created for the purpose of establishing a public four-year
university in the city of Rochester, Minnesota. The speaker of
the house, the committee on committees in the senate, and the
governor shall each appoint three members of the committee by
July 1, 2005. The committee shall report to the legislature and
to the governor with a progress report on establishing a
four-year university with recommendations for future actions by
July 1, 2006.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin $3,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the
Higher Education Services Office for fiscal year 2006 for a
grant to cover the operating expenses and costs of the planning
and implementation committee for the university at Rochester.
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