Committee on Higher Education

S.F.0032: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN, Kunesh, Gustafson, Abeler and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 20.)

A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying wage credits and providing reimbursement; authorizing transfers from the general fund; providing unemployment insurance aid; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 126C.43, subdivision 2; 127A.45, subdivision 12; 268.085, subdivision 7; 268.19, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124D; 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268.085, subdivision 8.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0032 03/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development

S.F.0267: (AUTHORS: FATEH, Rarick, Boldon, Pappas and Kunesh; Companion to HF No. 381.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; strengthening the Increase Teachers of Color Act in higher education; making permanent a pilot scholarship program for aspiring teachers of color; establishing a special revenue fund account; modifying provisions of the teacher shortage loan repayment program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.1791, subdivisions 2, 5; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 45.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0267 01/26/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.0326: (AUTHORS: BOLDON, Kupec, Dziedzic, Lieske and Putnam)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for the summer academic enrichment program.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0326 01/26/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.0418: (AUTHORS: WESTLIN, Kunesh, Mitchell and Maye quade; Companion to HF No. 1151.)

A bill for an act relating to education; providing for including suicide prevention information on student identification cards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 135A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0418 02/28/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.0431: (AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN, Kupec, Putnam and Mohamed; Companion to HF No. 467.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing an income tax subtraction for certain grants; appropriating money for the emergency assistance for postsecondary students program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0431 02/02/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.0439: (AUTHORS: HOFFMAN, Abeler, Nelson, Rarick and Farnsworth; Companion to HF No. 355.)

A bill for an act relating to health care facility finance; restructuring and renaming the Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority as the Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority; authorizing the authority to construct and finance health care facilities; increasing bonding capacity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.732, subdivision 1; 10A.01, subdivision 35; 136A.25; 136A.26; 136A.27; 136A.28; 136A.29, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, by adding a subdivision; 136A.32, subdivisions 1, 4; 136A.33; 136A.34, subdivisions 3, 4; 136A.36; 136A.38; 136A.41; 136A.42; 136F.67, subdivision 1; 354B.20, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.29, subdivision 4.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0439 02/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Removed from agenda 02/14/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.0636: (AUTHORS: FATEH, Kunesh, Rarick and Duckworth; Companion to HF No. 750.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a report; appropriating money for grants to Minnesota's Tribal colleges.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0636 02/16/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.0655: (AUTHORS: FATEH, Hoffman, Putnam, Abeler and Rarick; Companion to HF No. 687.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center and inclusive higher education grant; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0655 02/02/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.0687: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Gustafson and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 2247.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying parameters in the state grant program; modifying restrictions on developmental education in state colleges and universities; creating new grant programs within the Office of Higher Education; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 136A.121, subdivisions 5, 6, 9; 136F.302, subdivisions 1, 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0687 03/21/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.0998: (AUTHORS: XIONG, Murphy and Oumou verbeten; Companion to HF No. 1243.)

A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing a student loan advocate; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58B.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF0998 03/02/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection

S.F.1011: (AUTHORS: FATEH; Companion to HF No. 1126.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for certain policy changes to postsecondary attainment goals, student financial aid, institutional licensure provisions, and institutional grant programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.012; 136A.121, subdivisions 2, 18; 136A.1241, subdivision 5; 136A.1701, subdivision 11; 136A.62, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 136A.653, by adding a subdivision; 136A.833; 136A.91, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 4830.0400, subpart 1; 4880.2500.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1011 02/07/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Amended and recommended to pass

S.F.1045: (AUTHORS: PORT, Fateh, Morrison, Mann and Oumou verbeten; Companion to HF No. 1404.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; amending a postsecondary institution's mandated sexual harassment and sexual assault policy; imposing requirements for campus investigations and disciplinary proceedings; incorporating these requirements into the Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 5, 8, by adding a subdivision; 363A.13, subdivision 1.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1045 02/29/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Laid over

S.F.1177: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Fateh, Kupec, Oumou verbeten and Duckworth; Companion to HF No. 2842.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying certain workforce development provisions; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for workforce development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136F.38, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136F.38, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1177 02/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Removed from agenda 03/16/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.1213: (AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN, Mcewen, Kupec and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 1161.)

A bill for an act relating to labor; modifying certain exclusions to the definition of public employee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.03, subdivision 14.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1213 02/16/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.1215: (AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN, Cwodzinski, Maye quade and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 2488.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring higher education institutions to provide access to menstrual products at no charge to students; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1215 03/02/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Amended, laid over and may become part of omnibus bill

S.F.1269: (AUTHORS: FATEH and Duckworth; Companion to HF No. 1339.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for the addiction medicine graduate medical education fellowship program at Hennepin County Medical Center.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1269 02/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.1275: (AUTHORS: DUCKWORTH, Fateh, Oumou verbeten, Abeler and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 1195.)

A bill for an act relating to education; requiring high school students to complete the FAFSA or state financial aid application; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1275 03/05/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Policy

S.F.1288: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Rarick, Fateh, Duckworth and Nelson; Companion to HF No. 1340.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing an allied health technician scholarship program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1288 02/14/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.1295: (AUTHORS: RARICK, Fateh, Duckworth and Abeler; Companion to HF No. 1789.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for education initiatives to support students who are or were in foster care.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1295 02/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.1515: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Carlson, Fateh and Boldon; Companion to HF No. 495.)

A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying postsecondary student voter registration provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, by adding a subdivision; 201.1611, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1515 03/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Elections

S.F.1594: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Seeberger, Duckworth and Nelson; Companion to HF No. 165.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a paramedic scholarship program; appropriating money; requiring reports.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1594 02/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Meeting canceled 02/28/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.1702: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Putnam, Rarick and Duckworth)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a grant program for in-need colleges; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1702 03/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.1709: (AUTHORS: FATEH, Mcewen and Oumou verbeten; Companion to HF No. 1734.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the Board of Regents and Regent Candidate Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 137.023; 137.024; 137.0245, subdivisions 2, 3; 137.0246; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1709 03/02/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.1807: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Howe, Xiong and Mohamed; Companion to HF No. 1924.)

A bill for an act relating to health care; appropriating money for the CentraCare Health System University of Minnesota Medical School Campus.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1807 03/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.1986: (AUTHORS: FATEH, Champion, Kupec, Putnam and Hoffman; Companion to HF No. 783.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing the tuition free Minnesota Commitment to Higher Education Act; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF1986 02/21/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Amended and recommended to pass

S.F.2075: (AUTHORS: FATEH; Companion to HF No. 2073.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding and policy related changes for the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; creating and modifying certain scholarships and student aid programs; establishing the Minnesota Commitment to Higher Education tuition free program; creating a direct admissions program; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.137, subdivisions 2, 3; 136A.031, subdivision 3; 136A.101, subdivisions 5a, 7; 136A.121, subdivisions 6, 9, 13; 136A.1241, subdivision 5; 136A.125, subdivision 4; 136A.126, subdivision 4; 136A.1312; 136A.1791, subdivision 3a; 136A.246, subdivisions 5, 6, 8; 136F.38, subdivision 3; 175.45, subdivision 1; 354B.23, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2075 03/14/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over 03/16/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over 03/28/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over 03/30/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.2084: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Rarick, Hoffman, Abeler and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 1575.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for a grant to Minnesota Independence College and Community for student scholarships and other specified purposes.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2084 03/07/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.2242: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM and Westlin)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the Hunger-Free Campus program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 135A.137, subdivision 3.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2242 03/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.2306: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a postsecondary student basic needs working group; requiring a report; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2306 03/09/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.2326: (AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD and Mcewen; Companion to HF No. 2458.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing funding to the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2326 03/07/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.2390: (AUTHORS: RARICK, Fateh, Duckworth, Oumou verbeten and Farnsworth; Companion to HF No. 2316.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing grant amounts and making other adjustments to the dual training competency grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.246, subdivisions 4, 8.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2390 03/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.2393: (AUTHORS: MURPHY, Fateh, Frentz, Rarick and Duckworth; Companion to HF No. 1912.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; decreasing the assigned student responsibility for the state grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2393 03/21/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.2548: (AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD, Farnsworth, Rarick and Eichorn; Companion to HF No. 2613.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the permanent university fund for mineral research; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 137.022, subdivision 4.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2548 03/07/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Livestream YouTube     Laid over

S.F.2603: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Fateh and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 2987.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2603 03/14/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.2636: (AUTHORS: MURPHY; Companion to HF No. 1840.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for operations and maintenance of the University of Minnesota.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2636 03/14/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.2967: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Fateh, Putnam and Frentz; Companion to HF No. 3007.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF2967 03/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.3005: (AUTHORS: CHAMPION, Oumou verbeten and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 1957.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers for a pilot program for black Minnesota undergraduates exploring law school and legal careers; requiring a report.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3005 03/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.3097: (AUTHORS: FATEH; Companion to HF No. 3130.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a report on Minnesota State Colleges and Universities course placement practices; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3097 03/23/2023   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.3364: (AUTHORS: HOFFMAN, Abeler, Rarick and Farnsworth; Companion to HF No. 3186.)

A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for ALS research and caregiver support programs; amending Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3364 03/05/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.3616: (AUTHORS: MITCHELL, Xiong, Boldon, Murphy and Pha; Companion to HF No. 3447.)

A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing postsecondary institutions to request a temporary polling place on the institution's campus; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 203B.081, subdivision 4.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3616 03/07/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.3667: (AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 3779.)

A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for a higher education liaison at the Department of Corrections; requiring informational outreach about the federal Fresh Start program; requiring a report.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3667 04/11/2024   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session - Remote     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.3804: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Mcewen, Gustafson, Champion and Pha; Companion to HF No. 4006.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; waiving the per-credit cost of tuition for student teachers; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3804 02/22/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.3806: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Mitchell, Fateh, Pha and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 3887.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing matching funds to institutions for childcare programs; appropriating money.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3806 04/16/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Laid over

S.F.3945: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM; Companion to HF No. 3985.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying a previous appropriation; amending Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF3945 02/29/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Laid over 03/21/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance

S.F.4003: (AUTHORS: FATEH; Companion to HF No. 4024.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; making policy and technical changes to certain higher education provisions, including student sexual misconduct, student aid, and institutional licensure provisions; imposing requirements for contracts with online programming companies; establishing policies and procedures for students with disabilities; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.15, as amended; 136A.091, subdivision 3; 136A.1241, subdivision 3; 136A.1701, subdivisions 4, 7; 136A.62, by adding subdivisions; 136A.63, subdivision 1; 136A.645; 136A.646; 136A.65, subdivisions 4, 8; 136A.675, subdivision 2; 136A.821, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 136A.822, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 7, 8; 136A.828, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 136A.829, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 135A.121, subdivision 2; 135A.161, by adding a subdivision; 135A.162, subdivision 2; 136A.1241, subdivision 5; 136A.1465, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 136A.62, subdivision 3; 136A.833, subdivision 2; 136F.38, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 135A.16; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 135A.162, subdivision 7.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4003 03/12/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over 03/21/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Amended and recommended to pass

S.F.4107: (AUTHORS: KUNESH, Champion, Pha and Kupec; Companion to HF No. 4500.)

A bill for an act relating to education; strengthening the Increase Teachers of Color Act; making permanent a pilot scholarship program for aspiring teachers of color; establishing a special revenue fund account; appropriating money; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 45; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 65, subdivisions 3, 6.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4107 04/02/2024   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM or Immediately Following Session in Room G-15 Capitol     Meeting canceled 04/04/2024   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM or Immediately Following Session - Remote     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance

S.F.4226: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Rarick, Fateh, Frentz and Duckworth; Companion to HF No. 4175.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; expanding program eligibility for workforce development scholarships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 136F.38, subdivision 3.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4226 03/05/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.4269: (AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN, Fateh, Latz and Champion; Companion to HF No. 4395.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; prohibiting postsecondary institutions from considering certain criminal records during the application process; providing that postsecondary education participation satisfies employment requirements for persons on postprison supervised release; suspending student loan payments for incarcerated borrowers; modifying the commissioner of corrections' authority relating to prison education partnerships in certain instances; repealing the prohibition on the commissioner of corrections paying for college costs of certain incarcerated persons; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 241; 244; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 241.265; 609B.311.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4269 02/29/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

S.F.4340: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Oumou verbeten, Fateh, Frentz and Murphy; Companion to HF No. 4343.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; imposing requirements related to higher education institution contracts with online program management companies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4340 03/14/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.4400: (AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 5233.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; prohibiting legacy admissions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4400 03/12/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.4402: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Fateh, Mann, Boldon and Pha; Companion to HF No. 4517.)

A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying SNAP eligibility for students enrolled in higher education; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4402 03/14/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services

S.F.4416: (AUTHORS: PUTNAM, Oumou verbeten and Dibble; Companion to HF No. 4662.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing academic freedom protections for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities faculty; creating an artificial intelligence working group; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4416 03/07/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.4525: (AUTHORS: FATEH, Abeler and Putnam; Companion to HF No. 4565.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; specifying documentation and other requirements for higher education students with a disability; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 135A.16.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4525 03/14/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Laid over

S.F.4597: (AUTHORS: MCEWEN, Fateh, Putnam and Pha; Companion to HF No. 4508.)

A bill for an act relating to labor; amending the definition of public employee; modifying bargaining units for university of Minnesota employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.11, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 179A.03, subdivision 14.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4597 03/07/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen in Room G-15 Capitol     Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans

S.F.4635: (AUTHORS: KUPEC, Duckworth, Rarick, Putnam and Fateh; Companion to HF No. 4884.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; waiving tuition for peace officer skills training; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4635 04/16/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Laid over

S.F.4912: (AUTHORS: WIKLUND, Abeler, Morrison and Mann; Companion to HF No. 4859.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring submission of information to the legislature prior to the introduction of a bill appropriating money to the Board of Regents of the University Minnesota; requiring annual reporting; directing the commissioner of health to provide recommendations for a health professions workforce advisory council; appropriating money for the academic health system at the University of Minnesota; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF4912 04/02/2024   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM or Immediately Following Session in Room G-15 Capitol     Meeting canceled 04/04/2024   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM or Immediately Following Session - Remote     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services

S.F.5326: (AUTHORS: FATEH; Companion to HF No. 5299.)

A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for funding and related policy changes to certain licensure and grant provisions; prohibiting postsecondary institutions from considering certain criminal records during the application process; providing that postsecondary education participation satisfies employment requirements for persons on postprison supervised release; providing funds related to child care; establishing fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 136A.29, subdivision 9; 136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.824, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2; Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 36, 49, as amended; 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 241; 244; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 241.265; 609B.311.

DATE    UNOFFICIAL STATUS FOR SF5326 04/16/2024   Meeting scheduled for fifteen - Remote     Laid over 04/18/2024   Meeting scheduled for 03:00 PM or 15 Minutes After Session - Remote     Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance