HF 731

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/18/2016 04:35pm

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; appropriating money for tuition relief.

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

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; TUITION
FREEZE.
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new text begin (a) $11,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2016 and $22,000,000 is appropriated in
fiscal year 2017 to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
for student tuition relief. The Board of Trustees may not set the tuition rate in any
undergraduate degree-granting program for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 academic years
at a rate greater than the 2014-2015 academic year rate. The student tuition relief may not
be offset by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or other assessments to the student.
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new text begin (b) To the extent that the appropriations under this section are insufficient, the Board
of Trustees shall fund the remainder of the student tuition relief through reductions in
costs associated with central administration of the system and executive administration of
individual campuses, or through reallocation of nonstate funds. Tuition relief may not be
funded through reduction in any program or service that directly impacts students.
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Sec. 2. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; TUITION FREEZE.
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new text begin (a) $6,900,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2016 and $14,000,000 is appropriated
in fiscal year 2017 to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for student
tuition relief. The Board of Regents is requested to maintain the Minnesota resident
undergraduate tuition rate for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 academic years at the
2014-2015 academic year rate, and is also requested to not offset the tuition relief by
increases in mandatory fees, charges, or other assessments to the student.
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new text begin (b) To the extent that the appropriations under this section are insufficient, the
Board of Regents is requested to fund the remainder of the student tuition relief through
reductions in costs associated with central administration of the university and executive
administration of individual campuses, or through reallocation of nonstate funds. The
Board of Regents is requested to not fund tuition relief through reduction in any program
or service that directly impacts students.
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