1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Regents of 
1.3 	the University of Minnesota.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Research investment. (a) $21,500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and 
1.7 	$43,700,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.8 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for research to solve the grand challenges facing 
1.9 	our state, nation, and world; to educate a diverse population of Minnesotans from every 
1.10 	community who show the greatest promise; and for public service that builds lasting 
1.11 	partnerships with communities across the state to address our most complex and pressing 
1.12 	issues. The Board of Regents is requested to:
1.13 	(1) maintain a low cost of mission and advance operational excellence;
1.14 	(2) increase the diversity of the university's students, faculty, and staff; and
1.15 	(3) strengthen the university's relationships with the agriculture industry and the 
1.16 	communities of greater Minnesota.
1.17 	(b) Five percent of the fiscal year 2017 appropriation in paragraph (a) is available in 
1.18 	fiscal year 2017 when the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota demonstrates 
1.19 	to the commissioner of management and budget that the board has met its legislatively 
1.20 	established performance goals.
1.21 		Subd. 2.Healthy Minnesota. $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $18,000,000 in 
1.22 	fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the 
2.1 	University of Minnesota to train the next generation of health care professionals, increase 
2.2 	support for medical research, and establish a Minnesota electronic health library.
2.3 		Subd. 3.Medical school investment. $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and 
2.4 	$25,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
2.5 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to:
2.6 	(1) increase the medical school's research capacity;
2.7 	(2) improve the medical school's ranking in National Institutes of Health funding;
2.8 	(3) ensure the medical school's national prominence by attracting and retaining 
2.9 	world-class faculty, staff, and students;
2.10 	(4) invest in physician training programs in rural and underserved communities; and
2.11 	(5) translate the medical school's research discoveries into new treatments and 
2.12 	cures to improve the health of Minnesotans.