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; KIDS ON CAMPUS INITIATIVE.
1.4$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of
1.5Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to create new and expand
existing
1.6on-campus child care offerings for parenting students enrolled in state colleges and
1.7universities. Funds appropriated under this section must directly support the provision
of
1.8child care to parenting students and may not be used for administrative expenses.
This is a
1.9onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026. By June 30, 2026, the
board
1.10must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with
1.11primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance on how the appropriated
funds
1.12were used and the status of child care offerings on system campuses."
1.13Amend the title accordingly