1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2431, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 2, line 15, delete "
241,790,000" and insert "
233,138,000" and delete "
241,790,000"
1.3and insert "
233,135,000"
1.4Page 2, line 30, delete "
$242,707,000" and insert "
$234,055,000"
1.5Page 2, line 31, delete "
thereafter" and insert "
$234,052,000 in fiscal year 2029"
1.6Page 6, line 17, delete "
4,416,000" and insert "
8,416,000" and delete "
4,416,000" and
1.7insert "
8,415,000"
1.8Page 6, after line 22, insert:
1.9"
The base for this appropriation is $7,916,000
1.10in fiscal year 2028 and $7,915,000 in fiscal
1.11year 2029."
1.12Page 6, line 23, delete "
1,000,000" and insert "
3,000,000" and delete "
1,000,000" and
1.13insert "
3,000,000"
1.14Page 6, line 28, delete "
$0" and insert "
$2,000,000"
1.15Page 8, after line 25, insert:
1.16
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"Subd. 34.Paramedic Scholarships
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800,000
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800,000
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1.17For the paramedic scholarship program under
1.18Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1278. Of
1.19the amount appropriated in each fiscal year:
1.20(1) $3,000,000 is for awarding up to 600
1.21student scholarships; (2) $100,000 is for
1.22promotion of the program and student
2.1recruitment efforts; and (3) $100,000 is for
2.2administering the program."
2.3Renumber the subdivisions in sequence
2.4Page 21, after line 8, insert:
2.6
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Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
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$
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1,799,000
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$
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1,799,000
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2.7The amounts that may be spent are specified
2.8in the following subdivisions.
2.9
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Subd. 2.Medical School
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665,000
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665,000
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2.10The state must pay a capitation each year for
2.11each student who is a resident of Minnesota.
2.12The appropriation may be transferred between
2.13each year of the biennium to accommodate
2.14enrollment fluctuations. It is intended that
2.15during the biennium the Mayo Clinic use the
2.16capitation money to increase the number of
2.17doctors practicing in rural areas in need of
2.18doctors.
2.19
2.20
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Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate
Residency Program
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1,134,000
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1,134,000
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2.21The state must pay stipend support for up to
2.2242 residents each year."
2.23Page 22, line 7, delete "
$325,000" and insert "
$375,000" and delete "
$325,000" and
2.24insert "
$375,000"
2.25Page 22, line 11, delete "
$325,000" and insert "
$375,000"
2.26Page 22, line 15, delete "
$45,000" and insert "
$50,000" and delete "
$45,000" and insert
2.27"
$50,000"
2.28Page 22, line 19, delete "
$45,000" and insert "
$50,000"
2.29Page 23, delete lines 15 and 19
2.30Page 23, line 16, delete "
Paragraphs (a) and (b) are" and insert "
This section is"
2.31Page 34, after line 8, insert:
3.1 "Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.2to read:
3.3 Subd. 1a. Eligible institution. For purposes of this section, "eligible institution" has the
3.4meaning given in section 136A.101, subdivision 4, except to be an eligible institution,
a
3.5private institution must be operated not-for-profit.
3.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning in the fall 2026 academic
3.7term."
3.8Page 58, after line 29, insert:
3.9 "Sec. 48. Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.10 Subdivision 1.
Establishment. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education
3.11shall establish a program to
annually provide up to 600 scholarships to students entering
3.12paramedic programs
by 2026.
3.13 Sec. 49. Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.14 Subd. 4.
Reporting. By February 1
, 2025, and again by February 1, 2026 of each year,
3.15the commissioner must submit a report on the program to the chairs and ranking minority
3.16members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance
and
3.17policy. The report must include the following information and any other information
the
3.18commissioner considers relevant:
3.19(1) information about all postsecondary programs giving rise to eligibility for a
3.20scholarship under this section, including the programs' locations, costs, enrollment
capacities,
3.21acceptance rates, and other relevant information;
3.22(2) available data on the current and forecasted demand for paramedics in Minnesota;
3.23and
3.24(3) the total number of scholarships issued, disaggregated by:
3.25(i) year of award;
3.26(ii) postsecondary institution attended; and
3.27(iii) relevant and available demographic data about award recipients."
3.28Page 59, after line 8, insert:
4.1 "
Subd. 4. Paramedic scholarships. The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2023,
4.2chapter 41, article 2, section 31, as amended by this act, as a new section in Minnesota
4.3Statutes numbered section 136A.1278."
4.4Page 59, after line 13, insert:
4.5"
(c) Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 5, is repealed."
4.6Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.7Adjust amounts accordingly
4.8Amend the title accordingly