1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for transfer to Minnesota's Tribal 
1.3 	colleges.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; OPERATING EXPENSES OF TRIBAL COLLEGES.
 1.6 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of the Office of Higher Education for transfer to Leech Lake Tribal College, White Earth 
1.8 	Tribal College, and Red Lake Nation Tribal College, to be used for the Tribal colleges' 
1.9 	general operations and maintenance expenses. The commissioner shall apportion the funds 
1.10 	equally among the Tribal colleges.
1.11 	(b) The base for this appropriation is $....... in fiscal year 2024 and later.