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Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to education; defining full time for college credit semester hours and secondary pupils under the postsecondary enrollment options act (PSEO); clarifying pupil notification regarding payment and intent to enroll; modifying financial arrangements for postsecondary courses; modifying the online learning program (online learning option act) by requiring providers to report student progress to enrolling districts; clarifying online learning standards; removing the online learning advisory council sunset (rt)
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: No recommendation, re-ref to Judiciary Bill Text Providing for the disclosure of certain higher education data relating to crimes of violence, certain sexual offenses and the use or possession of alcohol or drugs at postsecondary institutions (me)
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Authors added Saltzman; Rummel Bill Text Requiring all colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare persons for classroom licensure for students in grade 5 through 12 to include training to prepare licensure candidates to teach advanced placement (AP), international baccalaureate (IB), college in schools and other concurrent enrollment programs to enable licensure candidates to teach rigorous courses (me)
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Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Secretary of State Ch. 45 05/04/07 Bill TextHF 2227 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Omnibus agricultural and veterans affairs bill appropriating money; modifying revenue and fund disposition; modifying and creating funds, fees, and accounts; providing for NextGen energy; and changing veterans provisions. ARTICLE 1: AGRICULTURE Section 1: Summary of appropriations Section 2: Agriculture appropriations language provided. Section 3: Department of Agriculture appropriation language provided. Section 4: Board of Animal Health appropriation language provided. Section 5: Agricultural Utilization Research Institute appropriation language provided. Section 6: Compensation required language added. Section 7: Compensation language modified. Section 8: Cooperation with federal agencies language added. Section 9: Agricultural development grants and contracts language modified. show full description
Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing for the licensure and registration of private postsecondary educational institutions with the office of higher education, modifying the definition of school to include entities located in other states with contracts with state schools, requiring registration upon school merger, consolidation or sale, specifying information and requirements for registration, school closure, additional security, accreditation, school criteria, school name limits, name grandfathering, conditional approval, registration disapproval and appeal, permitted advertising, records, fees and penalty; requiring curriculum approval; clarifying requirements with regard to proprietary schools and authorizing penalties, removing an exemption for driver training schools; exempting religious schools (rt)
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Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Special Order: Amended Bill Text2E Relating to capital investments; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions ARTICLE 1 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA) and to renovate the 717 Delaware building for use as a biomedical science research facility, to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA), Bemidji state university, Fond du Lac tribal and community college and for debt service, to the commissioner of education for independent school district #38, Red Lake for new facilities, to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for Stillwater flood control phase III, Lake Zumbro restoration, Red River digital [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Governor's action Veto Ch. 65 05/09/07 Bill Text Omnibus higher education funding bill.
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Requiring the board of regents of the university of Minnesota Duluth campus to coordinate a study of student demand and employer needs for higher education in the Mesabi range region of northeastern Minnesota, including the cities of Grand Rapids, Eveleth and Ely, authorizing board contracts, requiring the board of trustees of Minnesota state colleges and university (MnSCU) to participate and advise (ra)
Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed Bill Text State boards and advisory groups governing laws revised.
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to higher education; clarifying state funding policy for postsecondary education; establishing statewide higher education objectives; modifying the higher education instructional services appropriation determination; requiring noninstructional data to be included in instructional services reports, specifying additional report requirements; repealing certain instructional services enrollments appropriations, insructional and noninstructional services determination of services and appropriations bases, performance and change items adjustments, performance funding, postsecondary systems and state higher education policy (rt)
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Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) board of trustees and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to renovate, furnish and equip a radiology lab at Century college (rt)
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing a land lease agreement between the board of trustees of Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) and the YMCA for construction of a YMCA facility on the Minnesota west community and technical college campus in Worthington; specifying certain siting, design and lease requirements (je)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a teachers of color financial aid pilot program under the supervision of the office of higher education, specifying eligibility; allowing partnerships between public institutions and school districts and requiring partnerships between Winona state university and independent school district #535, Rochester and St. Cloud state university and independent school district #281, Robbinsdale; allowing expenditures for program promotion, appropriating money for the teachers of color financial aid pilot program (rt)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to renovate, furnish and equip an addition for health care classrooms and labs for nursing and allied health programs at Northland community and technical college, East Grand Forks campus (me)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) board of trustees and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to design, renovate, furnish and equip the Swenson center for educational and outreach purposes at the Northland community and technical college, Thief River Falls campus (rt)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) board of trustees and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) at Northland community and technical college, East Grand Forks campus (rt)
Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Author added Sparks Bill Text Appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and university (MnSCU) for community based energy development pilot projects; requiring board allocation to the Mesabi range technical and community college, the Minnesota West community and technical college and the Austin campus of Riverland community college; specifying requirements (rt)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) at the Albert Lea and Austin campuses of Riverland community college (rt)
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for tuition reduction (ra)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for asset preservation at Rainy River community college (me)
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