1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money to
1.3 	the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
1.4 	and Universities for competitive salaries.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$13,900,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the
1.8 	Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
1.9 	Universities for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2007, for
1.10 	competitive faculty and staff salaries in high-demand academic
1.11 	disciplines.  The board may use this appropriation for general
1.12 	salary adjustments or incentive payments, or both, and may
1.13 	include differentials not recognized by current collective
1.14 	bargaining agreements.