1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding to the Minnesota State Colleges 
1.3 	and Universities for leveraged equipment acquisition; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
1.6 	UNIVERSITIES LEVERAGED EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION.
 1.7 	$ ....... is appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1.8 	2013, to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for 
1.9 	leveraged equipment acquisition. For the purpose of this section, "equipment" means 
1.10 	equipment for instructional purposes for programs that the board has determined would 
1.11 	produce graduates with skills for which there is a high employer need within the state. An 
1.12 	equipment acquisition may be made using this appropriation only if matched by cash or 
1.13 	in-kind contributions from nonstate sources.