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

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$18,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $18,000 in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated to the 
1.8 	Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for Cook County 
1.9 	higher education to provide educational programs and academic support services to remote 
1.10 	regions in northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation amount shall be in addition to the 
1.11 	$102,000 per fiscal year the project currently receives. Beginning with the 2016-2017 
1.12 	biennium, the funding base for this program shall be $120,000 in each year.
1.13 	The project shall continue to provide information to the board of trustees on the 
1.14 	number of students served, credit hours delivered, and services provided to students.