State Legislative Information
During the legislative session, check here for up-to-date information regarding the legislative session.
Student Legislative District Reports:
House of Representatives
House of Representative by Institution
Senate
Senate by Institution
Congress
Congress by Institution
2007 Legislative Mandates and Curiosities
This publication is designed to highlight and explain legislation that affects the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
System Legislative Requests
Operating budget requests
Educating Minnesota: Meeting the Challenge
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Budget Request 2008-2009
(1.16 MB PDF)
Janaury 2007
Degrees of Success: Making Minnesota Work (500 KB PDF)
2006-2007 budget request
Calculating the cost - Tuition and state appropriation make up the operating budget of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. This cost chart calculates the impact of potential state appropriation amounts for the 2006-2007 biennium on 2007 tuition fees per student.
October 20, 2004 news release - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to ask state for $66.5 million increase over two years
Capital budget requests
Building a Smarter Minnesota: 382,000 Reasons to Reinvest
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' 2008 Capital Budget Request
(January 2008)
PDF
Space to Learn: Shaping Minnesota's Future
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' 2006 Capital Budget Request (January 2006)
(3.0 MB PDF)
2006 project request descriptions
(single page PDF)
Side-by-side comparision of requests and Governor/Legislative recommendations
(single page PDF)
June 15, 2005 news release - Request for $277.3 million in building, remodeling projects approved by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board
Supplemental budget request
2006 supplemental budget request (PDF)
December 8, 2005 news release - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities seek $31.5 million supplemental budget request
Legislative Testimony
2005 Session Legislative Testimony
House Higher Education Finance Division, January 19, 2005
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Overview and Budget Request
Senate Higher Education Budget Division, January 25, 2005
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Overview and Budget Request
2004 Session Legislative Testimony
Senate Higher Education Budget Division, March 9, 2004:
Chancellor Remarks on Senator Kleis's Bill Opting out of the System