1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for grants for diabetes 
1.3 	prevention, treatment, and cure.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DECADE OF DISCOVERY IN DIABETES.
 1.6 	(a) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated 
1.7 	from the general fund to the director of the Office of Higher Education for the Decade of 
1.8 	Discovery in Diabetes program to develop and implement a comprehensive program to 
1.9 	prevent, treat, and cure diabetes in Minnesota. The director shall provide grants to the 
1.10 	University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic Foundation to enable these two institutions 
1.11 	to leverage expertise in diabetes prevention and treatment to partner with the state's public 
1.12 	and private sectors to develop: (1) statewide prevention and care delivery initiatives; (2) 
1.13 	basic, translational, and clinical research; (3) public education programs for health care 
1.14 	providers and patients; and (4) other transformative initiatives. This appropriation is 
1.15 	available until expended.
1.16 	(b) The funds in paragraph (a) shall cover direct, indirect, and administrative costs of 
1.17 	the program. The University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic Foundation shall submit a 
1.18 	report annually to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
1.19 	with jurisdiction over higher education by June 30 of 2014 and 2015. The report shall 
1.20 	address the progress of the criteria in paragraph (a) and the expenditure of funds.