1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2073, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 15, line 21, before "The" insert "(a)"
1.3Page 15, after line 22, insert:
1.4"(b) Of this appropriation, up to $100,000 in
1.5fiscal year 2024 is for a study on short-term
1.6and long-term enrollment projections for
1.7postsecondary education in Minnesota. The
1.8study must address how those enrollment
1.9changes will affect both state financial aid and
1.10the state's public postsecondary systems, and
1.11include recommendations for how the state,
1.12the Office of Higher Education, and public
1.13postsecondary systems should adjust to
1.14coming enrollment changes. The study should
1.15be performed in consultation with the state
1.16demographer, and the commissioner is
1.17authorized to contract with independent
1.18economists, actuaries, and finance and
1.19business experts as needed to complete the
1.20study. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
1.21State Colleges and Universities shall and the
1.22Board of Regents of the University of
1.23Minnesota is requested to cooperate with the
1.24study and promptly respond to the
1.25commissioner's requests for information
1.26needed to perform the study. The
2.1commissioner must submit a report on the
2.2results and conclusions of the study to the
2.3chairs and ranking minority members of the
2.4legislative committees with jurisdiction over
2.5higher education finance and policy by
2.6December 31, 2023."