1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for tuition reductions at 
1.3 	Minnesota State Colleges.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TUITION REDUCTION APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$....... in fiscal year 2018 and $....... in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the general 
1.7 	fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for tuition 
1.8 	reduction at state colleges. For the 2017-2018 academic year, the tuition rate at colleges 
1.9 	must be reduced by at least one percent compared to the 2016-2017 academic year rate. For 
1.10 	the 2018-2019 academic year, the tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the 2017-2018 
1.11 	academic year rate.