1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring a report from the Minnesota State Colleges 
1.3 	and Universities about campus budgets;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 136F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [136F.725] CAMPUS BUDGET REPORTS.
1.7 	(a) Annually by January 15, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must submit 
1.8 	a report on the expenditures of each state college and university to the legislative committees 
1.9 	with jurisdiction over higher education. The report must include information from each 
1.10 	campus budget detailing the spending on items directly related to the instruction of students, 
1.11 	academic support, and other expenditure categories.
1.12 	(b) The report due January 15, 2018, must also include historical categorized spending 
1.13 	back to the year 2000 to the extent that data is available.
1.14 	(c) Beginning with the report due in 2020, any campus not spending 67 percent or more 
1.15 	of its budget in the student instruction and academic support categories must include in the 
1.16 	report:
1.17 	(1) the reasons that this goal could not be met in that year; and
1.18 	(2) a plan detailing changes the campus will make to achieve that goal in future years.