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 the innovations fund.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$5,500,000 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 	curriculum design and equipment for new educational programs and
1.11 	services to meet the needs of business, industries, and
1.12 	communities, and to leverage financial contributions from
1.13 	business and industry to support program and curriculum
1.14 	development.