1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding to the Board of Regents of the 
1.3 	University of Minnesota for purpose of sustaining quality and competitiveness 
1.4 	by supporting cost of providing a general compensation increase for university 
1.5 	employees; appropriating money.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
 1.8 	$22,700,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $44,300,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated 
1.9 	from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide a 
1.10 	general compensation increase for University of Minnesota employees.