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Minnesota State Senate

Higher Education Finance and Policy

2023-2024 Regular Session

Report Date: August 22, 2023 2:50:25 PM

Bill # Senate Author Description Date Received Hearing Date Action Taken Senate Last Action
SF10 Osmek Regent Candidate Advisory Council repeal 01/07/2021
SF40 Draheim Higher education state grant program institution requirements modification 01/11/2021
SF41 Draheim Minnesota State Colleges and Universities providing affordable textbooks for a percentage of courses requirement 01/11/2021
SF42 Draheim Mental health professional loan forgiveness program establishment 01/11/2021 See HF2725
SF111 Clausen Direct Care Service Corps pilot project establishment and appropriation 02/01/2021
SF112 Clausen Minnesota merit-based scholarship program establishment 01/14/2021
SF113 Clausen Student loan refinancing program eligibility expansion and appropriation 01/14/2021
SF114 Clausen Reverse credit transfer agreement for higher education requirement 01/14/2021
SF233 Bigham University of Minnesota per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances research review; appropriation 01/21/2021
SF248 Clausen University of Minnesota pharmacogenomics (PGx) task force establishment; appropriation 01/21/2021
SF250 Draheim Higher education loan program interest rate cap 01/21/2021
SF274 Goggin State colleges and universities surplus federal property fees waiver; appropriation 01/25/2021
SF526 Koran Black Men Teach Twin Cities grant appropriation 02/01/2021
SF829 Clausen College Possible appropriation 02/11/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF863 Hoffman Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees adoption of retroactive internship credit standards requirement 02/11/2021
SF869 Tomassoni Higher education provisions modifications 02/11/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF905 Fateh New measurement of economic welfare establishment; inclusion of the economic measure in the state budget forecast requirement; appropriating money 02/11/2021
SF964 Rarick Higher education projects specifications eligibility for grant funds 02/11/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF967 Dziedzic Higher education summer academic enrichment program appropriation 02/11/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF975 Tomassoni Omnibus higher education policy and finance bill 02/11/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF980 Nelson Higher education facilities authority rename as Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority; health care facilities construction and finance authority; bond capacity increase 02/15/2021
SF1103 Putnam Hunger free campus designation expansion and appropriation; expiration repeal 02/17/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF1139 Clausen Addiction medicine graduate medical education fellowship appropriation 02/18/2021
SF1301 Tomassoni Workforce development scholarships clarification and expansion 02/22/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF1306 Rarick Grant and waiver programs for certain students formerly in foster care establishment 02/22/2021
SF1418 Housley Spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grant program establishment in the department of human services; advisory council membership; appropriation 02/25/2021
SF1434 Mathews St. Cloud State University employee teachers retirement association coverage and retroactive coverage election authorization 02/25/2021
SF1502 Duckworth Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights 02/25/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF6, Art. 6, Sec. 1-11
SF1575 Bakk Minnesota State Colleges and Universities board of trustees operations and maintenance supplemental aid appropriation 03/01/2021
SF1599 Putnam Higher education Z-Degree program modification and appropriation 03/01/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF1631 Tomassoni Student success basic needs barrier reduction requirement and appropriation 03/01/2021
SF1788 Westrom Teacher shortage loan forgiveness eligibility modification to include nonpublic schools authorization 03/04/2021
SF1975 Tomassoni State higher education state grant parameters modification and appropriation 03/10/2021
SF1976 Rarick Higher education financial records classification requirement 03/22/2021
SF1977 Eichorn Emergency assistance grants for postsecondary students authorization and appropriation 03/10/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF1984 Duckworth Teacher candidate grant program and teacher shortage loan forgiveness program modification 03/10/2021
SF2001 Abeler Campus mental health services, training, and information requirement and appropriation 03/11/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF2053 Rarick Office of Higher Education appropriation for a competitive grant to an organization providing vocational and life skills training to young adults with learning differences authorization 03/15/2021
SF2061 Putnam Postsecondary student voter registration provisions modifications 03/15/2021
SF2065 Draheim Z-Degree program expansion and appropriation 03/15/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF2101 Jasinski Minnesota State Colleges and Universities online differential tuition rate charged for students for certain online courses reimbursement requirement 03/15/2021
SF2146 Tomassoni University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute funding increase appropriation 03/17/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF2181 Putnam Higher education system state grant program parameters and state colleges and universities developmental education restrictions modifications; office of higher education and MnSCU new grant programs creation; appropriations 03/18/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF7
SF2223 Benson MnSCU postsecondary education innovation grants program establishment and appropriation 03/22/2021
SF2501 McEwen University of Minnesota Board of Regents member election process modification; University of Minnesota faculty member to serve on the Board of Regents requirement; addressing the effects of redistricting on the Board of Regents authorization 05/06/2021
SF2856 Rarick State grant eligibility requirement expansion for institutions 02/03/2022
SF2894 Tomassoni State grant program student responsibility assignment decrease and appropriation increase 02/07/2022
SF2905 Tomassoni University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute supplemental financing provision 02/07/2022
SF2908 Newton Secondary Technical Education Program facility fabrication lab grant authorization and appropriation 02/07/2022
SF2964 Jasinski Workforce development scholarships expansion and appropriation to include law enforcement 02/07/2022
SF2965 Eichorn Grant program establishment for students pursuing law enforcement degree 02/07/2022
SF3001 Putnam Higher education state grant program parameters modification 02/10/2022
SF3079 Putnam Time-limited tuition relief program establishment for students who pursue a degree in law enforcement and appropriation 02/10/2022
SF3093 Tomassoni Student financial aid, institutional licensure provisions and institutional grant programs policy changes provisions 02/14/2022
SF3134 Clausen Dakota County Technical College driver training facility appropriation 02/14/2022
SF3189 Dziedzic Student teacher grants for student teachers establishment; income tax subtraction for student teacher grants authorization 02/17/2022
SF3229 Coleman Alternative teacher preparation program grant eligibility modification and appropriation 02/17/2022
SF3261 Tomassoni Minnesota State Colleges and Universities appropriations 02/17/2022
SF3318 Bigham Research related to PFAS exposure review by the University of Minnesota request and appropriation 02/21/2022
SF3372 Tomassoni Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research and caregiver support programs appropriation 02/21/2022
SF3396 Senjem University of Minnesota Extension Service weather resilience program appropriation 02/24/2022
SF3424 Koran Hennepin County Medical Center addiction medicine graduate medical education fellowship program appropriation 02/24/2022
SF3430 Putnam Hunger-free campus program requirements modifications; hunger-free campus grant program funding increase; appropriating money 02/24/2022
SF3431 Dziedzic Emergency assistance for postsecondary students program funding increase and grant program income tax subtraction authorization 02/24/2022
SF3500 Klein Grant program to provide funding for a onetime payment for any teacher with an educational loan creation and appropriation 02/28/2022
SF3510 Tomassoni Omnibus Higher education policy and supplemental appropriations 02/28/2022
SF3524 Rarick Legislature provision to elect members to Board of Regents when a vacancy exists during a regular legislative session 02/28/2022
SF3624 Jasinski Owatonna Learn to Earn Coalition appropriation 03/24/2022
SF3654 Senjem University of Minnesota Extension Service weather resilience program appropriation 03/02/2022
SF3714 Rarick Increase Teachers of Color Act strengthening and appropriation 03/03/2022
SF3718 Tomassoni Workforce development scholarships expansion 03/03/2022
SF3799 Senjem University of Minnesota supplemental financing appropriation to increase access and reduce costs 03/07/2022
SF3818 Coleman Skills path program establishment for employment-based training 03/09/2022
SF3818 Coleman Skills path program establishment for employment-based training 03/24/2022
SF3846 Kiffmeyer Legislative Salary Council and Mississippi River Parkway Commission provisions modification 03/17/2022
SF3929 Port ACT and SAT test scores use by Minnesota institutions of higher education regulation 03/10/2022
SF3972 Hoffman Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center and inclusive higher education grant establishment and appropriation 03/14/2022
SF4023 Jasinski University of Minnesota campus safety supplemental financing appropriation 03/16/2022
SF4045 Coleman Provisions governing the Rare Disease Advisory Council modification 03/16/2022 See HF4065
SF4055 Rarick Grant program establishment and appropriation for organizations providing vocational and life skills training to young adults with learning differences and autism 03/16/2022
SF4056 Rarick Minnesota Independence College and Community appropriation for student scholarships and tuition reduction 03/16/2022
SF4079 Putnam Minimum counselor requirements setting for Minnesota State College campuses 03/16/2022
SF4096 Rarick Allied health technician scholarship program establishment and appropriation 03/17/2022
SF4146 Johnson Stewart Minnesota State Colleges and Universities land surveying programs appropriation 03/21/2022
SF4147 Dornink Aspiring peace officer grant program establishment and appropriation 03/21/2022
SF4154 Rarick Permanent university fund for mineral research modification 03/21/2022
SF4304 Kunesh Affirmative consent standards in campus sexual assault policies requirement 03/28/2022
SF4430 Lang Paramedic scholarship program establishment and appropriation 04/04/2022
SF4459 Tomassoni Nonprofit private postsecondary institutions eligibility for hunger-free campus grants authorization and appropriation 04/04/2022
SF4508 Rarick Board of Regents request to establish a special commission to review intercollegiate athletics 04/21/2022
SF4549 Rarick Minnesota's Tribal colleges money transfer appropriation 04/27/2022
SF4552 Abeler University of Minnesota green training program authorization and account establishment; appropriating money 04/28/2022
SF4560 Klein Education benefit for dependents of disabled veterans establishment 04/29/2022
SF4580 Rarick Teach for America grant appropriation 05/09/2022
SF4581 Westrom Immunizations exceptions expansion 05/09/2022