1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; increasing funding for the College Possible 
1.3 	program; appropriating money;amending Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, 
1.4 	sections 1, subdivision 1; 3, subdivisions 1, 19.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 1, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Summary By Fund. The amounts shown in this subdivision 
1.8 	summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

1.9 | SUMMARY BY FUND
1.10 | | | 2016 | | 2017 | | Total
1.11

1.12

General

$

1,530,668,000

$

~~1,536,256,000~~
1,536,556,000

$

~~3,066,924,000~~ 
3,067,224,000

1.13 | Health Care Access | | 2,157,000 | | 2,157,000 | | 4,314,000
1.14

1.15

Total

$

1,532,825,000

$

~~1,538,413,000~~
1,538,713,000

$

~~3,071,238,000~~
3,071,538,000

1.16 	Sec. 2. Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

1.17

1.18

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

230,843,000

$

~~236,630,000~~
236,930,000

1.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
1.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
1.21 	subdivisions.

1.22 	Sec. 3. Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 3, subdivision 19, is amended to read:

2.1

2.2

Subd. 19.College Possible

250,000

~~250,000~~
550,000

2.3 	(a) This appropriation is for immediate 
2.4 	transfer to College Possible to support 
2.5 	programs of college admission and college 
2.6 	graduation for low-income students through 
2.7 	an intensive curriculum of coaching 
2.8 	and support at both the high school and 
2.9 	postsecondary level.
2.10 	(b) This appropriation must, to the extent 
2.11 	possible, be proportionately allocated 
2.12 	between students from greater Minnesota and 
2.13 	students in the seven-county metropolitan 
2.14 	area.
2.15 	(c) This appropriation must be used 
2.16 	by College Possible only for programs 
2.17 	supporting students who are residents 
2.18 	of Minnesota and attending colleges or 
2.19 	universities within Minnesota.
2.20 	(d) By February 1 of each year, College 
2.21 	Possible must report to the chairs and 
2.22 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
2.23 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
2.24 	over higher education and E-12 education on 
2.25 	activities funded by this appropriation. The 
2.26 	report must include, but is not limited to, 
2.27 	information about the expansion of College 
2.28 	Possible in Minnesota, the number of College 
2.29 	Possible coaches hired, the expansion within 
2.30 	existing partner high schools, the expansion 
2.31 	of high school partnerships, the number of 
2.32 	high school and college students served, the 
2.33 	total hours of community service by high 
2.34 	school and college students, and a list of 
3.1 	communities and organizations benefitting 
3.2 	from student service hours.