Session – April 25, 2013

The Omnibus Higher Education Finance Bill, S.F. 1236 was the main bill of the day.  This bill increases state spending on higher education and 80% of that increase is allocated to tuition relief.  This is the first increase in funding to higher ed since 2008.  It includes new reporting requirements for both the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system (MnSCU) to hold both institutions accountable for budgeting practices and expenditures of public dollars.