| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to higher education; appropriating money for Minnesota State Colleges |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 and Universities to provide hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage to |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 part-time or adjunct faculty; requiring a report. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; REPORT REQUIRED. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to provide |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage to part-time or adjunct faculty who teach |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10six or more credits in an academic year and currently are not offered hospital, medical, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11dental benefits. This appropriation is also to collect data on participation that will allow for |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12a more accurate estimate of the cost of this coverage on an ongoing basis. This is a onetime |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13appropriation. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14submit a report with collected data on participation and estimates of the cost for ongoing |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15coverage to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16primary jurisdiction over higher education by November 1, 2027. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 18 | 18 | | REVISOR VH/VJ 25-0232702/14/25 |
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| 19 | 19 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 20 | 20 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 21 | 21 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 22 | 22 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 23 | 23 | | H. F. No. 1751 |
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| 24 | 24 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | Authored by Hanson, J.; Coulter; Wolgamott; Klevorn; Noor and others03/03/2025 |
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| 26 | 26 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy |
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