SF 2492

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/11/2016 09:02am

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; STATE
UNIVERSITIES TUITION FREEZE.
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new text begin (a) $42,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 to the Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for student tuition relief at state universities.
The Board of Trustees may not set the tuition rate in any undergraduate degree-granting
program at a state university for the 2016-2017 academic year 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) $43,500,000 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
set the Minnesota resident undergraduate and graduate tuition rates for the 2016-2017
academic year 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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