1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for programs to help 
1.3 	foreign-born and other students succeed in nursing programs.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; KATHLEEN MCCULLOUGH-ZANDER 
1.6 	SUCCESS IN NURSING PROGRAM.
 1.7 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board 
1.8 	of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to implement a program 
1.9 	to assist foreign-born students and groups underrepresented in nursing to succeed in 
1.10 	postsecondary nursing programs. This program shall include but not be limited to 
1.11 	mentoring programs, tutoring, and seminars. 
1.12 	(b) One-half of this appropriation must be distributed to state colleges or universities 
1.13 	located in the seven-county metropolitan area, including but not limited to Minneapolis 
1.14 	Community and Technical College. One-half of this appropriation must be distributed 
1.15 	to state colleges or universities located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area. 
1.16 	The board must select state colleges or universities to participate in this program based 
1.17 	on the proportion of enrolled nursing students that are foreign-born or from groups 
1.18 	underrepresented in nursing.
1.19 	(c) The program established under this section shall be called the "Kathleen 
1.20 	McCullough-Zander Success in Nursing Program."