1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding and related policy for the Office 
1.3 	of Higher Education, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University 
1.4 	of Minnesota, and other related programs; appropriating money;amending 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, 
1.6 	subdivisions 5, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.7 	136A.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Summary By Fund. The amounts shown in this subdivision summarize 
1.11 	direct appropriations, by fund, made in this act.

1.12	SUMMARY BY FUND
	
1.13			2018
		2019
		Total
	
1.14	General
	$
	1,669,237,000
	$
	1,718,496,000
	$
	3,387,733,000
	
1.15	Health Care Access
		2,157,000
		2,157,000
		4,314,000
	
1.16	Total
	$
	1,671,394,000
	$
	1,720,653,000
	$
	3,392,047,000
	
1.17 		Subd. 2.Summary By Agency - All Funds. The amounts shown in this subdivision 
1.18 	summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this act.

1.19	SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS
	
1.20			2018
		2019
		Total
	
1.21
1.22	Minnesota Office of Higher 
Education
	$
	271,721,000
	$
	266,980,000
	$
	538,701,000
	
1.23
1.24
1.25	Board of Trustees of the 
Minnesota State Colleges and 
Universities
		735,816,000
		760,816,000
		1,496,632,000
	
2.1
2.2	Board of Regents of the 
University of Minnesota
		662,406,000
		691,406,000
		1,353,812,000
	
2.3	Mayo Clinic
		1,351,000
		1,351,000
		2,702,000
	
2.4
2.5
2.6	Office of Ombudsman for 
Mental Health and 
Developmental Disabilities
		100,000
		100,000
		200,000
	
2.7	Total
	$
	1,671,394,000
	$
	1,720,653,000
	$
	3,392,047,000

2.8	Sec. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.10 	and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general fund, or 
2.11 	another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 
2.12 	figures "2018" and "2019" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them 
2.13 	are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The 
2.14 	first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is 
2.15 	fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

2.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.17				Available for the Year
	
2.18				Ending June 30
	
2.19					2018
		2019

2.20
2.21	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

2.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	271,721,000
	$
	266,980,000
	
2.23 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.24 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.25 	subdivisions.

2.26	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		211,281,000
		211,281,000
	
2.27 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.28 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.29 	for the other year is available for it.

2.30	Subd. 3.Child Care Grants
 		6,684,000
		6,684,000

2.31	Subd. 4.State Work-Study
 		14,502,000
		14,502,000

2.32	Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		11,018,000
		11,018,000
	
2.33 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.34 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.1 	for the other year is available to meet 
3.2 	reciprocity contract obligations.

3.3	Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors
 		100,000
		100,000
	
3.4 	This appropriation is to provide educational 
3.5 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.6 	299A.45, to eligible dependent children and 
3.7 	to the spouses of public safety officers killed 
3.8 	in the line of duty.
3.9 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
3.10 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.11 	for the other year is available for it.

3.12	Subd. 7.Indian Scholarships
 		3,500,000
		3,500,000
	
3.13 	The commissioner must contract with or 
3.14 	employ at least one person with demonstrated 
3.15 	competence in American Indian culture and 
3.16 	residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist 
3.17 	students with the scholarships under 
3.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and 
3.19 	with other information about financial aid for 
3.20 	which the students may be eligible. Bemidji 
3.21 	State University must provide office space at 
3.22 	no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher 
3.23 	Education for purposes of administering the 
3.24 	American Indian scholarship program under 
3.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This 
3.26 	appropriation includes funding to administer 
3.27 	the American Indian scholarship program.

3.28	Subd. 8.Tribal College Grants
 		150,000
		150,000
	
3.29 	For tribal college assistance grants under 
3.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.

3.31
3.32	Subd. 9.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		671,000
		671,000
	
4.1 	For the intervention for college attendance 
4.2 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.3 	136A.861.
4.4 	This appropriation includes funding to 
4.5 	administer the intervention for college 
4.6 	attendance program grants.

4.7	Subd. 10.Student-Parent Information
 		122,000
		122,000

4.8	Subd. 11.Get Ready!
 		180,000
		180,000

4.94.10
	Subd. 12.Minnesota Education Equity 
Partnership
 		45,000
		45,000

4.11	Subd. 13.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		115,000
		115,000

4.12
4.13	Subd. 14.United Family Medicine Residency 
Program
 		501,000
		501,000
	
4.14 	For a grant to United Family Medicine 
4.15 	residency program. This appropriation shall 
4.16 	be used to support up to 21 resident physicians 
4.17 	each year in family practice at United Family 
4.18 	Medicine residency programs and shall 
4.19 	prepare doctors to practice family care 
4.20 	medicine in underserved rural and urban areas 
4.21 	of the state. It is intended that this program 
4.22 	will improve health care in underserved 
4.23 	communities, provide affordable access to 
4.24 	appropriate medical care, and manage the 
4.25 	treatment of patients in a cost-effective 
4.26 	manner.

4.27	Subd. 15.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		5,905,000
		5,905,000

4.28
4.29	Subd. 16.Statewide Longitudinal Education 
Data System
 		882,000
		882,000

4.30	Subd. 17.Hennepin County Medical Center
 		645,000
		645,000
	
4.31 	For transfer to Hennepin County Medical 
4.32 	Center for graduate family medical education 
4.33 	programs at Hennepin County Medical Center.

4.34
4.35	Subd. 18.MNSCU Two-Year Public College 
Program
 		3,481,000
		-0-
	
5.1 	(a) $2,780,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for 
5.2 	two-year public college program grants under 
5.3 	Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20.
5.4 	(b) $545,000 in fiscal year 2018 is to provide 
5.5 	mentoring and outreach as specified under 
5.6 	Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20.
5.7 	(c) $156,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for 
5.8 	information technology and administrative 
5.9 	costs associated with implementation of the 
5.10 	grant program.

5.11	Subd. 19.College Possible
 		250,000
		250,000
	
5.12 	(a) This appropriation is for immediate transfer 
5.13 	to College Possible to support programs of 
5.14 	college admission and college graduation for 
5.15 	low-income students through an intensive 
5.16 	curriculum of coaching and support at both 
5.17 	the high school and postsecondary level.
5.18 	(b) This appropriation must, to the extent 
5.19 	possible, be proportionately allocated between 
5.20 	students from greater Minnesota and students 
5.21 	in the seven-county metropolitan area.
5.22 	(c) This appropriation must be used by College 
5.23 	Possible only for programs supporting students 
5.24 	who are residents of Minnesota and attending 
5.25 	colleges or universities within Minnesota.
5.26 	(d) By February 1 of each year, College 
5.27 	Possible must report to the chairs and ranking 
5.28 	minority members of the legislative 
5.29 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
5.30 	over higher education and E-12 education on 
5.31 	activities funded by this appropriation. The 
5.32 	report must include, but is not limited to, 
5.33 	information about the expansion of College 
5.34 	Possible in Minnesota, the number of College 
6.1 	Possible coaches hired, the expansion within 
6.2 	existing partner high schools, the expansion 
6.3 	of high school partnerships, the number of 
6.4 	high school and college students served, the 
6.5 	total hours of community service by high 
6.6 	school and college students, and a list of 
6.7 	communities and organizations benefiting 
6.8 	from student service hours.

6.96.10
	Subd. 20.Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Research Grant Program
 		500,000
		500,000
	
6.11 	For spinal cord injury and traumatic brain 
6.12 	injury research grants authorized under 
6.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901.
6.14 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.15 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
6.16 	grant program under this subdivision.

6.17
6.18	Subd. 21.Summer Academic Enrichment 
Program
 		125,000
		125,000
	
6.19 	For summer academic enrichment grants under 
6.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.
6.21 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.22 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
6.23 	grant program under this subdivision.

6.24
6.25	Subd. 22.Dual Training Competency Grants; 
OHE
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
6.26 	For training grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.27 	section 136A.246.
6.28 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.29 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
6.30 	grant program under this subdivision.

6.31	Subd. 23.Concurrent Enrollment Courses
 		340,000
		340,000
	
6.32 	(a) $225,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $225,000 
6.33 	in fiscal year 2019 are for grants to develop 
6.34 	new concurrent enrollment courses under 
7.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, 
7.2 	subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective 
7.3 	standard for career and technical education. 
7.4 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
7.5 	but is available in the second year.
7.6 	(b) $115,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $115,000 
7.7 	in fiscal year 2019 are for grants to 
7.8 	postsecondary institutions currently 
7.9 	sponsoring a concurrent enrollment course to 
7.10 	expand existing programs. The commissioner 
7.11 	shall determine the application process and 
7.12 	the grant amounts. The commissioner must 
7.13 	give preference to expanding programs that 
7.14 	are at capacity. Any balance in the first year 
7.15 	does not cancel but is available in the second 
7.16 	year.
7.17 	(c) By December 1 of each year, the office 
7.18 	shall submit a brief report to the chairs and 
7.19 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
7.20 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
7.21 	education regarding:
7.22 	(1) the courses developed by grant recipients 
7.23 	and the number of students who enrolled in 
7.24 	the courses under paragraph (a); and
7.25 	(2) the programs expanded and the number of 
7.26 	students who enrolled in programs under 
7.27 	paragraph (b).

7.28	Subd. 24.Campus Sexual Assault Reporting
 		25,000
		25,000
	
7.29 	For the sexual assault reporting required under 
7.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15.

7.31
7.32	Subd. 25.Campus Sexual Violence Prevention 
and Response Coordinator
 		150,000
		150,000
	
7.33 	For the Office of Higher Education to staff a 
7.34 	campus sexual violence prevention and 
8.1 	response coordinator to serve as a statewide 
8.2 	resource providing professional development 
8.3 	and guidance on best practices for 
8.4 	postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year 
8.5 	are for administrative funding to conduct 
8.6 	trainings and provide materials to 
8.7 	postsecondary institutions.

8.8	Subd. 26.Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness
 		200,000
		200,000
	
8.9 	For the loan forgiveness program under 
8.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791.
8.11 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
8.12 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
8.13 	program under this subdivision.

8.14
8.15	Subd. 27.Addiction Medicine Graduate 
Fellowship Program
 		210,000
		-0-
	
8.16 	For implementing a grant program used to 
8.17 	support up to four physicians who are enrolled 
8.18 	each year in an addiction medicine fellowship 
8.19 	program. A grant recipient must be enrolled 
8.20 	in a program that trains fellows in diagnostic 
8.21 	interviewing, motivational interviewing, 
8.22 	addiction counseling, recognition and care of 
8.23 	common acute withdrawal syndromes and 
8.24 	complications, pharmacotherapies of addictive 
8.25 	disorders, epidemiology and pathophysiology 
8.26 	of addiction, addictive disorders in special 
8.27 	populations, secondary interventions, use of 
8.28 	screening and diagnostic instruments, inpatient 
8.29 	care, and working within a multidisciplinary 
8.30 	team, and prepares doctors to practice 
8.31 	addiction medicine in rural and underserved 
8.32 	areas of the state. The base for this program 
8.33 	is $0 in fiscal year 2020 and later.

8.34
8.35	Subd. 28.Student and Employer Connection 
Information System
 		405,000
		405,000
	
9.1 	For a grant to the Saint Paul Foundation for 
9.2 	the creation of a web-based job and 
9.3 	intern-seeking software tool that blind matches 
9.4 	the needs of employers located in Minnesota 
9.5 	with the individual profiles of high school 
9.6 	seniors and postsecondary students attending 
9.7 	Minnesota high schools and postsecondary 
9.8 	institutions. No more than three percent of this 
9.9 	appropriation may be used for administrative 
9.10 	expenses of the foundation. The foundation 
9.11 	must report by January 15, 2019, on activities 
9.12 	under this subdivision to the chairs and 
9.13 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
9.14 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
9.15 	education finance.

9.16	Subd. 29.Teacher Workforce
 		2,500,000
		2,500,000
	
9.17 	For the Minnesota's Future Teachers grant 
9.18 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.19 	136A.1274.
9.20 	Up to five percent of the amount each year 
9.21 	may be used for administration of the program.

9.22
9.23	Subd. 30.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		125,000
		125,000
	
9.24 	(a) This appropriation is for the Office of 
9.25 	Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a 
9.26 	matching basis to schools with a demonstrable 
9.27 	homeless student population.
9.28 	(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet 
9.29 	immediate student needs that could result in 
9.30 	a student not completing the term or their 
9.31 	program including, but not limited to, 
9.32 	emergency housing, food, and transportation. 
9.33 	Emergency assistance does not impact the 
9.34 	amount of state financial aid received.
10.1 	(c) The commissioner shall determine the 
10.2 	application process and the grant amounts. 
10.3 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
10.4 	but shall be available in the second year. The 
10.5 	Office of Higher Education shall partner with 
10.6 	interested postsecondary institutions, other 
10.7 	state agencies, and student groups to establish 
10.8 	the programs.

10.9	Subd. 31.Agency Administration
 		5,109,000
		4,059,000
	
10.10 	$1,085,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $995,000 
10.11 	in fiscal year 2019 are for transfer to MN.IT 
10.12 	for the following: State Grant Calculator 
10.13 	Software for Colleges, INGRES database, web 
10.14 	infrastructure, ADA compliance, and SIMON 
10.15 	database analyst. In fiscal year 2020, the base 
10.16 	appropriation for transfer is $345,000.

10.17	Subd. 32.Balances Forward
 					
10.18 	A balance in the first year under this section 
10.19 	does not cancel, but is available for the second 
10.20 	year.

10.21	Subd. 33.Transfers
 					
10.22 	The Office of Higher Education may transfer 
10.23 	unencumbered balances from the 
10.24 	appropriations in this section to the state grant 
10.25 	appropriation, the interstate tuition reciprocity 
10.26 	appropriation, the child care grant 
10.27 	appropriation, the Indian scholarship 
10.28 	appropriation, the state work-study 
10.29 	appropriation, the get ready appropriation, and 
10.30 	the public safety officers' survivors 
10.31 	appropriation. Transfers from the child care 
10.32 	or state work-study appropriations may only 
10.33 	be made to the extent there is a projected 
10.34 	surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may 
10.35 	be made only with prior written notice to the 
11.1 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
11.2 	senate and house of representatives 
11.3 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
11.4 	over higher education finance.

11.5
11.6
11.7	Sec. 4. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

11.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	735,816,000
	$
	760,816,000
	
11.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
11.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
11.11 	subdivisions.

11.12	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services Unit
 		33,074,000
		33,074,000
	
11.13 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
11.14 	Shared Services Division.

11.15	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		698,627,000
		723,627,000
	
11.16 	(a) The Board of Trustees is requested to help 
11.17 	Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding 
11.18 	activities which improve retention and 
11.19 	completion for students of color.
11.20 	(b) $57,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $58,000 
11.21 	in fiscal year 2019 are for activities related to 
11.22 	the implementation of new transfer pathways 
11.23 	required by Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, 
11.24 	section 21.
11.25 	(c) $140,000 each year is for transfer to the 
11.26 	Cook County Higher Education Board to 
11.27 	provide educational programming and 
11.28 	academic support services to remote regions 
11.29 	in northeastern Minnesota. The project shall 
11.30 	continue to provide information to the Board 
11.31 	of Trustees on the number of students served, 
11.32 	credit hours delivered, and services provided 
11.33 	to students.
12.1 	(d) $50,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $50,000 
12.2 	in fiscal year 2019 are for developing and 
12.3 	teaching online agricultural courses by farm 
12.4 	business management faculty at colleges that 
12.5 	offer farm business management.
12.6 	(e) $35,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $35,000 
12.7 	in fiscal year 2019 are to implement a program 
12.8 	to assist foreign-born students and groups 
12.9 	underrepresented in nursing to succeed in 
12.10 	postsecondary nursing programs. This 
12.11 	program shall include but not be limited to 
12.12 	mentoring programs and seminars.
12.13 	One-quarter of this appropriation must be 
12.14 	distributed to Minneapolis Community and 
12.15 	Technical College. One-quarter of this 
12.16 	appropriation must be distributed to Century 
12.17 	College. One-half of this appropriation must 
12.18 	be distributed in equal amounts to two state 
12.19 	colleges or universities that are located outside 
12.20 	of the seven-county metropolitan area. The 
12.21 	board must select the state colleges or 
12.22 	universities outside of the seven-county 
12.23 	metropolitan area based on the proportion of 
12.24 	enrolled nursing students that are foreign-born 
12.25 	or from groups underrepresented in nursing.
12.26 	The program established under this 
12.27 	appropriation shall be called the "Kathleen 
12.28 	McCullough-Zander Success in Nursing 
12.29 	Program."
12.30 	(f) $175,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $175,000 
12.31 	in fiscal year 2019 are to implement the 
12.32 	veterans-to-agriculture pilot program. The 
12.33 	appropriation shall be used to continue this 
12.34 	program at South Central College, North 
12.35 	Mankato campus, and to support, in equal 
13.1 	amounts, up to six program sites statewide. 
13.2 	No more than two percent of the total 
13.3 	appropriation provided by this section may be 
13.4 	used for administrative purposes at the system 
13.5 	level.
13.6 	The veterans-to-agriculture pilot program shall 
13.7 	be designed to facilitate the entrance of 
13.8 	military veterans into careers related to 
13.9 	agriculture and food production, processing, 
13.10 	and distribution through intensive, four- to 
13.11 	eight-week academic training in relevant fields 
13.12 	of study, job development programs and 
13.13 	outreach to potential employers, and 
13.14 	appropriate career-building skills designed to 
13.15 	assist returning veterans in entering the 
13.16 	civilian workforce. Upon successful 
13.17 	completion, a student shall be awarded a 
13.18 	certificate of completion or another 
13.19 	appropriate academic credit.
13.20 	No later than December 15, 2018, the program 
13.21 	shall report to the committees of the house of 
13.22 	representatives and the senate with jurisdiction 
13.23 	over issues related to agriculture, veterans 
13.24 	affairs, and higher education on program 
13.25 	operations, including information on 
13.26 	participation rates, new job placements, and 
13.27 	any unmet needs.
13.28 	(g) This appropriation includes $40,000 in 
13.29 	fiscal year 2018 and $40,000 in fiscal year 
13.30 	2019 to implement the sexual assault policies 
13.31 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.32 	135A.15.
13.33 	(h) $12,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
13.34 	$12,500,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for 
13.35 	upgrading the Integrated Statewide Record 
14.1 	System. The base for this appropriation is 
14.2 	$12,500,000 each year through fiscal year 
14.3 	2023.

14.4	Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota
 		4,115,000
		4,115,000

14.5
14.6	Sec. 5. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

14.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	662,406,000
	$
	691,406,000

14.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.9		2018
	2019
	
14.10	General
	660,249,000
	689,249,000
	
14.11	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
14.12 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
14.13 	purpose are specified in the following 
14.14 	subdivisions.

14.15	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		591,811,000
		620,811,000
	
14.16 	(a) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
14.17 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 are to: (1) 
14.18 	increase the medical school's research 
14.19 	capacity; (2) improve the medical school's 
14.20 	ranking in National Institutes of Health 
14.21 	funding; (3) ensure the medical school's 
14.22 	national prominence by attracting and 
14.23 	retaining world-class faculty, staff, and 
14.24 	students; (4) invest in physician training 
14.25 	programs in rural and underserved 
14.26 	communities; and (5) translate the medical 
14.27 	school's research discoveries into new 
14.28 	treatments and cures to improve the health of 
14.29 	Minnesotans.
14.30 	(b) $6,800,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
14.31 	$8,800,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for health 
14.32 	training restoration. This appropriation must 
14.33 	be used to support all of the following: (1) 
14.34 	faculty physicians who teach at eight residency 
15.1 	program sites, including medical resident and 
15.2 	student training programs in the Department 
15.3 	of Family Medicine; (2) the Mobile Dental 
15.4 	Clinic; and (3) expansion of geriatric 
15.5 	education and family programs.
15.6 	(c) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
15.7 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 are 
15.8 	appropriated to the Minnesota's Discovery, 
15.9 	Research, and InnoVation Economy funding 
15.10 	program for cancer care research.
15.11 	(d) $1,300,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
15.12 	$1,300,000 in fiscal year 2019 are to expand 
15.13 	the CORE 2025 program, develop a new 
15.14 	summer residential program at the University 
15.15 	of Minnesota-Duluth campus, expand 
15.16 	employment options at the University of 
15.17 	Minnesota-Morris campus, and enhance equity 
15.18 	initiatives at the University of 
15.19 	Minnesota-Crookston campus.

15.20	Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
15.21 	This appropriation is from the health care 
15.22 	access fund.

15.23	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations

15.24	(a) Agriculture and Extension Service
		42,922,000
		42,922,000
	
15.25 	For the Agricultural Experiment Station and 
15.26 	the Minnesota Extension Service:
15.27 	(1) the agricultural experiment stations and 
15.28 	Minnesota Extension Service must convene 
15.29 	agricultural advisory groups to focus research, 
15.30 	education, and extension activities on producer 
15.31 	needs and implement an outreach strategy that 
15.32 	more effectively and rapidly transfers research 
15.33 	results and best practices to producers 
15.34 	throughout the state;
16.1 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
16.2 	research and outreach on the production of 
16.3 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
16.4 	resources, including agronomic crops, plant 
16.5 	and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. 
16.6 	The following areas should be prioritized and 
16.7 	carried out in consultation with Minnesota 
16.8 	producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy 
16.9 	organizations:
16.10 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
16.11 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and 
16.12 	forestry products in conjunction with the 
16.13 	Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);
16.14 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
16.15 	systems; and
16.16 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;
16.17 	(3) this appropriation includes funding for the 
16.18 	College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural 
16.19 	Resources Sciences to establish and provide 
16.20 	leadership for organic agronomic, 
16.21 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
16.22 	research, education, and outreach and for the 
16.23 	purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
16.24 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
16.25 	equipment necessary for this project;
16.26 	(4) this appropriation includes funding for 
16.27 	research efforts that demonstrate a renewed 
16.28 	emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture 
16.29 	community. The following areas should be 
16.30 	prioritized and carried out in consultation with 
16.31 	Minnesota farm organizations:
16.32 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
16.33 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
16.34 	season;
17.1 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
17.2 	development;
17.3 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
17.4 	conservation practices and contaminant 
17.5 	reduction research;
17.6 	(iv) discovering and developing plant varieties 
17.7 	that use nutrients more efficiently;
17.8 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed and 
17.9 	other biomass resources in all three Minnesota 
17.10 	biomes;
17.11 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant and 
17.12 	pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic 
17.13 	crops;
17.14 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
17.15 	and cure human diseases;
17.16 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
17.17 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
17.18 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
17.19 	problems affecting production or food safety;
17.20 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
17.21 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
17.22 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
17.23 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
17.24 	outreach;
17.25 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
17.26 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
17.27 	farmers; and
17.28 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
17.29 	systems; and growing, harvesting, and 
17.30 	transporting biomass plant material; and
17.31 	(5) by February 1, 2019, the Board of Regents 
17.32 	must submit a report to the legislative 
18.1 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
18.2 	over agriculture and higher education finance 
18.3 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
18.4 	initiatives funded in this paragraph.

18.5	(b) Health Sciences
		9,204,000
		9,204,000
	
18.6 	$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 
18.7 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
18.8 	family practice residency program. The 
18.9 	program must prepare doctors to practice 
18.10 	primary care medicine in rural areas of the 
18.11 	state. The legislature intends this program to 
18.12 	improve health care in rural communities, 
18.13 	provide affordable access to appropriate 
18.14 	medical care, and manage the treatment of 
18.15 	patients in a more cost-effective manner. The 
18.16 	remainder of this appropriation is for the rural 
18.17 	physicians associates program; the Veterinary 
18.18 	Diagnostic Laboratory; health sciences 
18.19 	research; dental care; the Biomedical 
18.20 	Engineering Center; and the collaborative 
18.21 	partnership between the University of 
18.22 	Minnesota and Mayo Clinic for regenerative 
18.23 	medicine, research, clinical translation, and 
18.24 	commercialization.

18.25	(c) Institute of Technology
		1,140,000
		1,140,000
	
18.26 	For the geological survey and the talented 
18.27 	youth mathematics program.

18.28	(d) System Special
		7,181,000
		7,181,000
	
18.29 	For general research, the Labor Education 
18.30 	Service, Natural Resources Research Institute, 
18.31 	Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell 
18.32 	Museum of Natural History, and the 
18.33 	Humphrey exhibit.
19.1 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,000,000 
19.2 	in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated to the 
19.3 	Natural Resources Research Institute to invest 
19.4 	in applied research for economic development.

19.5
19.6	(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo 
Foundation Partnership
		7,991,000
		7,991,000
	
19.7 	This appropriation is for the following 
19.8 	activities:
19.9 	(1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
19.10 	$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for the 
19.11 	direct and indirect expenses of the 
19.12 	collaborative research partnership between the 
19.13 	University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
19.14 	Foundation for research in biotechnology and 
19.15 	medical genomics. An annual report on the 
19.16 	expenditure of these funds must be submitted 
19.17 	to the governor and the chairs of the legislative 
19.18 	committees responsible for higher education 
19.19 	finance by June 30 of each fiscal year.
19.20 	(2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $500,000 
19.21 	in fiscal year 2019 are to award competitive 
19.22 	grants to conduct research into the prevention, 
19.23 	treatment, causes, and cures of Alzheimer's 
19.24 	disease and other dementias.

19.25	Subd. 5.Academic Health Center
 					
19.26 	The appropriation for Academic Health Center 
19.27 	funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.28 	297F.10, is estimated to be $22,250,000 each 
19.29 	year.

19.30	Sec. 6. MAYO CLINIC

19.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,351,000
	$
	1,351,000
	
19.32 	The amounts that may be spent are specified 
19.33 	in the following subdivisions.

20.1	Subd. 2.Medical School
 		665,000
		665,000
	
20.2 	The state must pay a capitation each year for 
20.3 	each student who is a resident of Minnesota. 
20.4 	The appropriation may be transferred between 
20.5 	each year of the biennium to accommodate 
20.6 	enrollment fluctuations. It is intended that 
20.7 	during the biennium the Mayo Clinic use the 
20.8 	capitation money to increase the number of 
20.9 	doctors practicing in rural areas in need of 
20.10 	doctors.

20.11
20.12	Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate 
Residency Program
 		686,000
		686,000
	
20.13 	The state must pay stipend support for up to 
20.14 	27 residents each year.

20.15
20.16
20.17	Sec. 7. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FOR 
MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL 
DISABILITIES
 	$
	100,000
	$
	100,000
	
20.18 	For the duties of the office related to clinical 
20.19 	drug trials at the Department of Psychiatry at 
20.20 	the University of Minnesota.

20.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
20.22 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means the 
20.23 	amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal 
20.24 	need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 94 percent of 
20.25 	the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, 
20.26 	the assigned family responsibility is 86 percent of the student contribution. For independent 
20.27 	students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 50 
20.28 	percent of the student contribution. For all student types, the assigned family responsibility 
20.29 	equals the modified contribution for that student minus $500.

20.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.

20.31 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
20.32 		Subd. 5.Grant stipends. The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of responsibility 
20.33 	for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the applicant's family, and 
21.1 	the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not exceed a grant applicant's 
21.2 	recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after deducting the following:
21.3 	(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least 50 percent of the cost of attending the 
21.4 	institution of the applicant's choosing;
21.5 	(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section 136A.101; and
21.6 	(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible, 
21.7 	unless the student is ineligible to receive a Pell grant under United States Code, title 20, 
21.8 	section 1091(a)(5) or (d).
21.9 	The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.

21.10 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
21.11 		Subd. 6.Cost of attendance. (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an 
21.12 	allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for 
21.13 	tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, 
21.14 	or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous 
21.15 	expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to the federal poverty 
21.16 	guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months multiplied by 1.06. If 
21.17 	no tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal 
21.18 	to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for 
21.19 	two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public 
21.20 	two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and 
21.21 	fees charged at a public university.
21.22 	(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of 
21.23 	attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled.
21.24 	(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota 
21.25 	correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with 
21.26 	no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
21.27 	(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory 
21.28 	and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include 
21.29 	charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains 
21.30 	ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees 
21.31 	do not include optional or punitive fees.

22.1 	Sec. 11. [136A.1274] MINNESOTA'S FUTURE TEACHERS PROGRAM.
22.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
22.3 	the meanings given.
22.4 	(b) "Qualified candidate" means a student enrolled in an eligible institution, as defined 
22.5 	in section 136A.101, subdivision 4, with an approved teacher preparation program who:
22.6 	(1) intends to teach in a shortage area as demonstrated by enrollment in a program leading 
22.7 	to licensure in a shortage license field or by providing a statement of intent to teach in a 
22.8 	shortage economic development region; or
22.9 	(2) identifies as a member of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
22.10 	(c) "Shortage area" means a license field or economic development region within 
22.11 	Minnesota defined as a shortage area by the Department of Education using data collected 
22.12 	for the teacher supply and demand report under section 127A.05, subdivision 6, or other 
22.13 	surveys conducted by the Department of Education that provide indicators for teacher supply 
22.14 	and demand.
22.15 		Subd. 2.Grant criteria. The commissioner shall award grants to eligible institutions to 
22.16 	facilitate undergraduate and graduate students, beginning the 2018-2019 academic year, to 
22.17 	become licensed teachers. Grants must be awarded to programs at eligible institutions that 
22.18 	demonstrate:
22.19 	(1) at least 75 percent of the grant will be used to reduce the tuition and fees costs for 
22.20 	qualified candidates;
22.21 	(2) the ability of the program to perform outreach activities to encourage students from 
22.22 	underrepresented racial or ethnic groups and students interested in teaching in a shortage 
22.23 	area;
22.24 	(3) qualified candidates will be provided with support services to ensure persistence in 
22.25 	and completion of their program and successful teacher licensure; and
22.26 	(4) qualified candidates will be provided with experiential opportunities to explore 
22.27 	teacher and educator experiences.
22.28 		Subd. 3.Mentoring. (a) A grantee must be provided mentoring. Mentoring must include, 
22.29 	but is not limited to:
22.30 	(1) communicating frequently and consistently with the student throughout program 
22.31 	participation;
22.32 	(2) developing a personalized student success plan;
23.1 	(3) connecting the student to on-campus resources and personal development 
23.2 	opportunities; and
23.3 	(4) financial planning.
23.4 	(b) The personalized student success plan must include concrete steps toward program 
23.5 	completion and job placement and identify and make contingency plans for potential obstacles 
23.6 	to program completion.