1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for the Cook County Higher 
1.3 	Education Board.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
 1.7 	$180,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2018 from the general fund to the Board of Trustees 
1.8 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for transfer to the Cook County Higher 
1.9 	Education Board to provide educational programming and academic support services to 
1.10 	remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation and transfer is in addition to 
1.11 	other funds previously transferred by the board of trustees.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Department of Economic Development. $180,000 is appropriated in fiscal 
1.13 	year 2018 from the general fund to the commissioner of economic development for transfer 
1.14 	to the Cook County Higher Education Board to provide educational programming and 
1.15 	academic support services to remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation 
1.16 	and transfer is in addition to other funds previously transferred by the commissioner.