HF3872 Summary

• Appropriates $99.9 million in higher education funding for fiscal years 2022-2023, including $28.7 million to the Office of Higher Education, $24.4 million to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and $46.9 million to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.

• Establishes new student support programs including a free college grant program for two-year state college students, social work scholarships requiring four-year employment commitment in Minnesota, and a student-parent support initiative with $6.9 million in annual funding.

• Creates the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center to expand postsecondary education access for students with intellectual disabilities through competitive grants up to $200,000 per year.

• Strengthens campus sexual assault prevention by requiring affirmative consent standards, comprehensive training for staff and security officers, and mandatory sexual assault training for all students within ten business days of enrollment.

• Modifies University of Minnesota Board of Regents composition to include one tenured faculty member and one university employee representative, establishes two-term limits for regents, and reduces the Regent Candidate Advisory Council from 24 to 25 members.