1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money for College Possible; requiring reports.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. COLLEGE POSSIBLE; APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	(a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated 
1.6 	from the general fund to the Office of Higher Education for immediate transfer to College 
1.7 	Possible to support programs of college admission and college graduation for low-income 
1.8 	students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support at both the high school 
1.9 	and postsecondary level.
1.10 	(b) This appropriation must, to the extent possible, be proportionately allocated 
1.11 	between students from greater Minnesota and students in the seven-county metropolitan 
1.12 	area.
1.13 	(c) This appropriation must be used by College Possible only for programs 
1.14 	supporting students who are residents of Minnesota and attending colleges or universities 
1.15 	within Minnesota.
1.16 	(d) By February 1 of each year, College Possible must report to the chairs and 
1.17 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
1.18 	over higher education and E-12 education on activities funded by this appropriation. The 
1.19 	report must include, but is not limited to, information about the expansion of College 
1.20 	Possible in Minnesota, the number of College Possible coaches hired, the expansion within 
1.21 	existing partner high schools, the expansion of high school partnerships, the number of 
1.22 	high school and college students served, the total hours of community service by high 
1.23 	school and college students, and a list of communities and organizations benefitting from 
1.24 	student service hours.