HF 517

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/14/2013 01:53pm

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; providing funding for leveraged equipment
acquisitions by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
LEVERAGED EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $21,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for the biennium ending June 30, 2015, for
leveraged equipment acquisitions. For the purpose of this section, "equipment" means
equipment for instructional purposes for programs that the board has determined would
produce graduates with skills for which there is a high employer need within the state. An
equipment acquisition may be made using this appropriation only if matched by cash or
in-kind contributions from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.
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