Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
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Note: Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, April 15, 2013
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Agenda: Final mark-up and passage of the Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy bill.
HF1692 (Pelowski) Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy Bill.
HF983 (Lien) Higher education provisions modified; technical, conforming, policy, and clarifying changes made; student grants, awards, aid, school registration, and licensure provisions modified; state appropriation use prohibited for bonuses and performance-based incentive payments; information required to be provided in higher education budget proposals; procedures related to terminating institutions from financial aid programs modified; cancellation procedure of required surety bond established; and MnDRIVE program established; Higher Education Advisory Council repealed.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, April 8, 2013
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Agenda: Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy bill.
HF983 (Lien) Higher education provisions modified; technical, conforming, policy, and clarifying changes made; student grants, awards, aid, school registration, and licensure provisions modified; state appropriation use prohibited for bonuses and performance-based incentive payments; information required to be provided in higher education budget proposals; procedures related to terminating institutions from financial aid programs modified; cancellation procedure of required surety bond established; and MnDRIVE program established; Higher Education Advisory Council repealed.


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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
00:34 - Gavel.
00:44 - HF983 (Lien) Higher education law technical, conforming, policy, and clarifying changes made; higher education advisory council, student grants and aid, and school licensure and registration provisions modified; procedures modified relating to terminating institutions from financial aid programs; definitions modified; and dissemination of data modified.
14:00 - HF1692 (Pelowski) Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy bill.
Runs 32 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Agenda: Omnibus higher education finance and policy bill.
HF875 (Mariani) Unlawful immigrant treatment provided with respect to financial aid and tuition at public postsecondary institutions.


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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
00:54 - Gavel, and presentation by the Office of Higher Education on the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System.
22:27 - Testimony on proposed higher education budget proposals from student and faculty groups.
1:14:20 - HF875 (Mariani) Unlawful immigrant treatment provided with respect to financial aid and tuition at public postsecondary institutions.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, March 18, 2013
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Agenda: Continuation of the presentation by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities of the 2014-2015 biennial budget request. The Office of Higher Education will present the governor's higher education policy and finance bills. HF983 and HF437 will be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus higher education finance bill.
HF983 (Lien) Higher education provisions modified; technical, conforming, policy, and clarifying changes made; student grants, awards, aid, school registration, and licensure provisions modified; state appropriation use prohibited for bonuses and performance-based incentive payments; information required to be provided in higher education budget proposals; procedures related to terminating institutions from financial aid programs modified; cancellation procedure of required surety bond established; and MnDRIVE program established; Higher Education Advisory Council repealed.
HF437 (Pelowski) Governor's budget for higher education established; money appropriated to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic.


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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
00:51 - Gavel, and continuation of the presentation by MnSCU of their FY 2014-2015 biennial budget request.
46:03 - HF437 (Pelowski) Governor's budget for higher education established; money appropriated to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Agenda: Presentation by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on the 2014-2015 biennial budget request.

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01:00 - Gavel, and continuation of the University of Minnesota's presentation of their 2014-2015 biennial budget request.
41:41 - Presentation by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on the 2014-2015 biennial budget request.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, March 11, 2013
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Agenda: Presentation by the MN Office of Higher Education: MN State Grant Spending, part-time students. Report from the University of Minnesota on the cost of administration, President Eric Kaler. University of Minnesota 2014-2015 biennial budget request.

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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
01:11 - Gavel, and continued presentation by the MN Office of Higher Education: MN State Grant Spending, part-time students.
49:34 - Report from the University of Minnesota on the cost of administration, President Eric Kaler.
1:14:20 - University of Minnesota 2014-2015 biennial budget request.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Agenda: Continuation of the presentation by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education on Postsecondary Education in Minnesota.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, March 4, 2013
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Agenda: Minnesota Office of Higher Education: Overview of Postsecondary Education in Minnesota, including enrollment, graduation rates, degrees awarded, and student loan debt.

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00:57 - Minnesota Office of Higher Education overview of post-secondary education in Minnesota, including enrollment, graduation rates, degrees awarded and student loan debt.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Agenda: Continued discussion of the financial overview of he Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Agenda: Nomination of candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.

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Joint meeting of the Senate Higher Education Committee, and the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee - part 1
Nomination of candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
00:10 - Gavel.
02:30 - Report of the Regent Candidate Advisory Council.
12:28 - Report from the 5th Congressional District legislative delegation.
14:33 - 5th Congressional District interviews and recommendation.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.

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Joint meeting of the Senate Higher Education Committee, and the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee - part 2
Nomination of candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
00:16 - Continuation of 5th Congressional District interviews and recommendation.
11:55 - Student At-Large interviews and recommendation.
41:26 - At-Large interviews and recommendations.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, February 25, 2013
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Agenda: Continued discussion of the financial overview of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Agenda: Continued discussion of the financial overview of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Agenda: Continued discussion of the financial overview of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Agenda: Financial overview of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, February 11, 2013
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Agenda: Continuation of the discussion on the financial overview of the University of Minnesota.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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Agenda: Continued discussion on the financial overview of the University of Minnesota.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, February 4, 2013
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Agenda: Presentations by House Research: Governing Higher Education in Minnesota, and Election of University of Minnesota Regents.
Financial overview of the University of Minnesota.

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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
01:10 - Gavel and presentation by House Research on Governing Higher Education in Minnesota and Election of University of Minnesota Regents.
22:00 - Financial overview of the University of Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Agenda: Financial overview of the University of Minnesota.

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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
01:05 - Gavel and continuation of financial overview of the University of Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Monday, January 28, 2013
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Agenda: Overview by House Research on Governing Higher Education in Minnesota: Public Postsecondary Systems and Agencies.
House Research overview of the process for the election of University of Minnesota Regents.
Financial overview of the University of Minnesota.

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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
01:40 - Gavel.
02:15 - Financial overview of the University of Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes