1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 5299, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 6, delete section 8 and insert:
1.3 "Sec. 8.
APPROPRIATION; PROTEST CLEAN-UP.
1.4$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
1.5of the Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota postsecondary institutions
for
1.6costs incurred in response to protests or demonstrations, including costs arising
from restoring
1.7or maintaining civil order or costs arising from campus repairs or clean-up due to
damage
1.8caused by protests or demonstrations. Institutions may apply for a grant in a form
and manner
1.9specified by the commissioner. Individual grants shall be in an amount the commissioner
1.10determines appropriate given the needs of the institution."
1.11Amend the title accordingly