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

1.5 	Section 1. MEMBER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; PAYMENT 
1.6 	PROHIBITION.
 1.7 	The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is prohibited 
1.8 	from requiring its member colleges and universities to individually pay for the NextGen 
1.9 	project and further improvements to the Integrated Statewide Record System.

1.10 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; NEXTGEN.
 1.11 	$70,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.12 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to fully fund the NextGen project 
1.13 	that upgrades the Integrated Statewide Record System. This is a onetime appropriation and 
1.14 	is available until June 30, 2025.