SF 2636

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/14/2023 08:48am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; appropriating money for operations and maintenance
of the University of Minnesota.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE.
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new text begin (a) $700,818,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $745,818,000 in fiscal year 2025 are
appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
for operations and maintenance of the University of Minnesota.
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new text begin (b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a):
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new text begin (1) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are to:
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new text begin (i) increase the medical school's research capacity;
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new text begin (ii) improve the medical school's ranking in National Institutes of Health funding;
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new text begin (iii) ensure the medical school's national prominence by attracting and retaining
world-class faculty, staff, and students;
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new text begin (iv) invest in physician training programs in rural and underserved communities; and
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new text begin (v) translate the medical school's research discoveries into new treatments and cures to
improve the health of Minnesotans;
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new text begin (2) $7,800,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $7,800,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for health
training restoration and must be used to support all of the following:
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new text begin (i) faculty physicians who teach at eight residency program sites, including medical
resident and student training programs in the Department of Family Medicine;
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new text begin (ii) the Mobile Dental Clinic; and
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new text begin (iii) expansion of geriatric education and family programs;
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new text begin (3) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for the
Minnesota Discovery, Research, and InnoVation Economy funding program for cancer care
research; and
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new text begin (4) $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for the University
of Minnesota, Morris branch, to cover the costs of tuition waivers under Minnesota Statutes,
section 137.16.
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