Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 1998, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 384-S.F.No. 3297
An act relating to appropriations; appropriating money
for higher education and related purposes to the
higher education services office, the board of
trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and
universities, and the board of regents of the
University of Minnesota, with certain conditions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.101,
subdivision 7b; and 136F.46, subdivision 1; Minnesota
Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 41D.03, subdivision
4; and 136A.121, subdivision 5; Laws 1996, chapter
366, section 6, as amended; Laws 1997, chapter 183,
articles 1, section 2, subdivision 6; and 2, section
19; repealing Minnesota Statute 1996, section 137.01.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. [HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.]
The sums in the columns headed "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified to be available for
the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
SUMMARY BY FUND
1998 1999 TOTAL
General -0- $ 73,000,000 $ 73,000,000
SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS
1998 1999 TOTAL
Higher Education
Services Office -0- $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000
Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities -0- 36,000,000 36,000,000
Board of Regents of
the University of
Minnesota -0- 36,000,000 36,000,000
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
1998 1999
Sec. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES
OFFICE -0- 1,000,000
$1,000,000 is added to the work study
appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter
183, article 1, section 2, subdivision
4.
$500,000 is transferred from the state
grant appropriation in Laws 1997,
chapter 183, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 2, to the work study
appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter
183, article 1, section 2, subdivision
4.
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES
-0- 36,000,000
(a) Business and Industry Partnerships
-0- 10,000,000
This appropriation is for activities to
enhance partnerships between colleges
and business and industry. This
appropriation includes $450,000 to
review aviation maintenance program
needs and for equipment to upgrade the
aviation maintenance programs at
Minneapolis community and technical
college, Northland community and
technical college, and Winona/Red Wing
technical college to support new
industry and FAA requirements and to
provide customized training programs in
the Duluth area. The board shall
review other related avionics programs
to determine program and equipment
needs. The board shall review current
and prospective aviation maintenance
programs to ensure that program
offerings are fully coordinated across
the institutions, and that new aviation
maintenance courses, including courses
in composite fiber and avionics, are
established only to complement, and not
duplicate, existing FAA approved
programs offered by the system. The
board shall report the results of its
review as part of the 2000-2001
biennial budget document. $9,425,000
of this appropriation is nonrecurring.
This appropriation contains money for
campuses to increase the number of
students enrolled in internships by:
(1) restructuring programs to require
internships for more degree, diploma,
and certificate programs; (2) providing
incentives for business to train,
place, and retain hard-to-place
individuals; and (3) expanding
partnerships with businesses to train
and place students in high-demand
occupations.
(b) Enhancing Allocations
-0- 20,000,000
This appropriation is to reduce the
funding variances in state
appropriations per full year equivalent
student among MnSCU institutions.
Variances shall be addressed within
categories of institutions of the same
type. The allocation method used to
address the variances may also take
into account other contributing factors
including, but not limited to, campus
size, types and costs of programs, and
instructional/program level.
The allocations to the institutions
from this appropriation are for all
campuses to foster student success and
may include, but are not limited to:
an equipment base adjustment; and
training for students, faculty, and
staff in instructional technology.
The legislature expects the system
office to develop an allocation model
beginning with fiscal year 2000. The
model should minimize campus and system
reliance on one-time funds, and also
reduce variation in per full year
equivalent funding among institutions
of the same type. In developing the
allocation model, the board shall
consider relevant instructional cost
data, including, but not limited to,
information required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.031, subdivision
7. The board of trustees shall report
on the model as part of its 2000-2001
biennial budget request.
(c) Libraries
-0- 3,000,000
This appropriation is for the
acquisition of library materials and
equipment.
(d) Colleges of Education Curriculum
Redesign and Technology
-0- 3,000,000
This appropriation is for colleges of
education to redesign their curriculum
to prepare teachers to work with the
Minnesota graduation rule, and to
integrate the use of computers and
technology into their teaching
methods. The redesign of curriculum
shall ensure that course content impart
knowledge and develop teaching skills
that will enable the students to be
effective teachers. The legislature
intends that the universities link with
school districts to ensure that the
college of education faculty, district
teachers, and students preparing to be
future teachers are prepared for K-12
conditions and demands, including
having technological skills necessary
for the classroom and for implementing
the graduation rule. This
appropriation is nonrecurring.
(e) State Council on Vocational Technical Education
The state council on vocational
technical education shall sunset June
30, 1999.
The appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter
183, article 1, section 3, subdivision
1, includes money in the second year
for the state council on vocational
technical education, and the board
shall provide to the council an
additional amount not to exceed $50,000
to enable the council to properly
perform its functions.
(f) Technology Purchases
Prior to purchasing any new technology
or related equipment from
appropriations under this section, the
system shall ensure that purchased
items are year 2000 compliant.
Sec. 4. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA -0- 36,000,000
Subdivision 1. Operations and Maintenance
(a) Initiatives
-0- 31,850,000
This appropriation is for strategic
academic initiatives in digital
technology, molecular and cellular
biology, and design; an equipment base
adjustment; a faculty set-up and
equipment fund; a rapid agricultural
response fund to conduct research to
solve problems including but not
limited to those affecting spring
wheat, barley, canola, potatoes, and
respiratory diseases affecting turkeys;
and faculty and staff compensation.
$12,175,000 of this appropriation is
nonrecurring.
(b) Law Clinics
-0- 250,000
This appropriation is for the law
clinic programs in the law school. The
appropriation must be used to increase
the number of students and faculty who
participate in the clinics, expand
support services, and acquire supplies
necessary to provide legal services to
a greater number of Minnesota citizens
with limited incomes.* (The preceding
text beginning "(b) Law Clinics" was
vetoed by the governor.)
(c) Project Inform
-0- 250,000
This appropriation is to enhance and
expand the work of Project Inform in
providing outreach and information to
K-12 students and their families,
particularly in schools without
counselors. This program shall be
coordinated by the University, but
shall be operated in conjunction with
the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities. Private colleges are
requested to participate. This
appropriation is nonrecurring.* (The
preceding text beginning "(c) Project
Inform" was vetoed by the governor.)
(d) Technology Purchases
Prior to purchasing any new technology
or related equipment from
appropriations under this section, the
University shall ensure that purchased
items are year 2000 compliant.
Subd. 2. Agriculture Specials
-0- 3,650,000
This appropriation is for agricultural
research and outreach.
Sec. 5. POST-SECONDARY SYSTEMS
The board of trustees and the board of
regents are requested to jointly
evaluate the costs and benefits and
need throughout the state for
practitioner-oriented doctoral degree
opportunities. The boards shall report
their recommendations as part of their
2000-2001 biennial budget request.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
41D.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [EMPLOYEES.] (a) The council shall employ persons
who shall serve in the unclassified service.
(b) The employees hired under this subdivision and any
other necessary employees hired by the council shall be state
employees in the executive branch of the University of Minnesota.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.101,
subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
Subd. 7b. [HALF TIME.] "Half time" means enrollment in a
minimum of eight six credits per quarter or semester, or the
equivalent.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. [GRANT STIPENDS.] The grant stipend shall be
based on a sharing of responsibility for covering the recognized
cost of attendance by the applicant, the applicant's family, and
the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not
exceed a grant applicant's recognized cost of attendance, as
defined in subdivision 6, after deducting the following:
(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least 50 47
percent of the cost of attending the institution of the
applicant's choosing;
(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in
section 136A.101; and
(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the
grant applicant is eligible.
The minimum financial stipend is $300 per academic year.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136F.46,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [REQUEST; WARRANT.] The commissioner of
finance, upon the written request of an employee of the board,
may deduct from an employee's salary or wages the amount
requested for payment to a nonprofit state college or university
foundation meeting the requirements in subdivision 2. The
commissioner shall issue a warrant for the deducted amount to
the nonprofit foundation. The Penny fellowship and the Nellie
Stone Johnson scholarship program of the Minnesota state
university student association shall be considered a nonprofit
state college and university foundation foundations for purposes
of this section.
Sec. 10. Laws 1996, chapter 366, section 6, as amended by
Laws 1997, chapter 183, article 3, section 31, is amended to
read:
Sec. 6. [MORATORIUM.]
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, until June 30,
1998 1999, an educational institution that was licensed under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 141, on December 31, 1995, must
continue to comply with the provisions of that chapter and may
not use any of the exemptions available under Minnesota
Statutes, section 141.35.
Sec. 11. Laws 1997, chapter 183, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Learning Network of Minnesota
5,500,000 5,292,000
Up to $1,500,000 of this amount is to
assist in establishing a gigabit
capacity point of presence at the
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and
to support the University's
participation in the national Internet
2 initiative for research and
development of telecommunications
networks. This appropriation is
available to the extent matched by the
University of Minnesota or private
sources.
This appropriation includes money for
quality improvements and inter-region
and interstate connectivity for MnNet.
This appropriation does not cancel but
is available until expended.
Sec. 12. Laws 1997, chapter 183, article 2, section 19, is
amended to read:
Sec. 19. [NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.]
A national service scholars program is established under
the administration of the higher education services office to
match scholarship grants made under the National Service
Scholars program of the Corporation for National Service to
students attending Minnesota high schools and who will attend a
Minnesota post-secondary institution. Not more than one
matching grant of $500 may be made for each high school per
year. The state money shall be available until June 30, 1999
the participants for whom the money was appropriated are no
longer eligible to draw benefits, if federal money is available.
Sec. 13. [REPEALER.]
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.01, is repealed.
Sec. 14. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Section 6 is effective the day following final enactment.
Presented to the governor April 9, 1998
Signed by the governor April 9, 1998, 6:25 p.m.
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