1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring prioritization of certain in-demand 
1.3 	programs at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;proposing coding for 
1.4 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [136F.715] PRIORITIZATION OF IN-DEMAND PROGRAM 
1.7 	FUNDING.
1.8 	Notwithstanding the amount of an appropriation to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
1.9 	Universities made pursuant to law, and any other receipts of the board, the board shall 
1.10 	fund programs that produce graduates with technical and vocational skills for which there 
1.11 	is a high employer need within the state at no less than the amount funded per full-time 
1.12 	student to those programs during the 2012-2013 academic year.