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House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 - Archive Video

02:29 - HF4252 (Wolgamott) Office of Higher Education policy.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 14 2026 - Archive Video

01:04 - HF4479 (Frederick) Elected officials permitted to hold town hall meetings at postsecondary institutions.
42:57 - HF4368 (Hanson) Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility, and report required.
1:05:40 - HF4889 (Hanson) Higher education; wage credit use clarification provided.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 9 2026 - Archive Video

02:34 - HF4698 (Duran) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities funding provided for identity verification software to combat enrollment fraud, and money appropriated.
22:27 - HF4608 (Koznick) Certain disclosures and implementation of a corequisite model related to developmental courses required, and report required.
51:54 - University of Minnesota presentation: Regenerative farming.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 26 2026 - Archive Video

01:47 - HF1323 (Schultz) Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for state financial aid programs.
39:54 - HF4266 (Allen) Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for purposes of determining state grant awards.
56:14 - HF4413 (Allen) Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regens of the University of Minnesota limited.
1:23:55 - HF3101 (Rymer) Intellectual Freedom Protection Act regulated public postsecondary institutions created, private right of action created, and attorney general enforcement provided.
1:38:48 - HF4572 (Duran) Office of Higher Education prohibited from using public money to support low-earning degree programs, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 24 2026 - Archive Video

01:03 - HF4362 (Coulter) Visitor carrying of firearms on campuses of public postsecondary institutions regulated.
30:08 - HF4252 (Wolgamott) Office of Higher Education policy.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 17 2026 - Archive Video

03:05 - HF4266 (Allen) Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for purposes of determining state grant awards.
19:59 - University of Minnesota bonding request presentation.
Runs 55 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 12 2026 - Archive Video

02:07 - HF3432 (Rehrauer) Resident tuition rates provided to individuals who move to Minnesota for employment purposes.
53:24 - HF3411 (Coulter) Access by federal immigration officers to public postsecondary campuses limited, and access to educational data modified.
Runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 10 2026 - Archive Video

05:46 - HF1323 (Schultz) Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for state financial aid programs.
1:28:10 - HF3500 (Duran) Bemidji State University storm damage relief funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 5 2026 - Archive Video

00:34 - University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services, and University of Minnesota Physicians agreement presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 3 2026 - Archive Video

03:42 - Bemidji State University storm damage.
41:17 - Minnesota State bonding request.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 26 2026 - Archive Video

01:01 - Impact of Operation Metro Surge on Minnesota's colleges and universities presentations.
Runs 1 hour, 54 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 24 2026 - Archive Video

02:38 - Office of Higher Education.
Runs 1 hour, 5 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 19 2026 - Archive Video

04:04 - Enrollment Fraud Working Group presentation.
-- Minnesota State.
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431
Sunday, May 18 2025 - Archive Video

00:09 - HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 minute.


Conference Committee on HF2431 - part 1
Saturday, May 17 2025 - Archive Video

HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 minute.


Conference Committee on HF2431 - part 2
Saturday, May 17 2025 - Archive Video

HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
00:11 -- House offer #3.
The committee recessed.
Runs 19 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431 - part 3
Saturday, May 17 2025 - Archive Video

**No audio due to room audio not being turned on.
HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
The Conference Committee adjourned until Sunday, May 18th, 2025.
Runs 1 minute.


Conference Committee on HF2431 - part 1
Friday, May 16 2025 - Archive Video

00:11 - HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
00:44 -- Discussion of House offer #1.
Runs 17 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431 - part 2
Friday, May 16 2025 - Archive Video

HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
00:14 -- Discussion of Senate offer #1.
02:00 - 03:09 - The committee recessed.
03:22 - Further discussion of Senate offer #1.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 6 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431 - part 3
Friday, May 16 2025 - Archive Video

HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
00:09 -- House offer #2.
Runs 49 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431 - part 4
Friday, May 16 2025 - Archive Video

HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
01:23 - Senate offer #2.
Runs 18 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431
Tuesday, May 13 2025 - Archive Video

00:05 - HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
00:24 -- Discussion of statutory state grant parameters.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431
Monday, May 12 2025 - Archive Video

HF2431 (Wolgamott/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
00:11 -- Discussion of policy provisions.
Runs 46 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431
Friday, May 9 2025 - Archive Video

HF2431 (Rarick/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
00:14 -- Adoption of same and similar language.
15:52 -- Discussion of policy provisions.
Runs 1 hour, 9 minutes.


Conference Committee on HF2431
Thursday, May 8 2025 - Archive Video

00:29 - HF2431 (Rarick/Fateh) Higher education policy and finance bill.
01:29 -- Walkthrough of spreadsheet.
46:46 -- Walkthrough of side-by-side.
57:56 -- Walkthrough of same/similar.
1:34:40 -- Public testimony.
Runs 3 hours, 2 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, April 21 2025 - Archive Video

01:01 - HF2312 (Rarick) Higher education finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 10 2025 - Archive Video

00:53 - HF2431 (Wolgamott) Higher education finance bill.
Runs 5 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 3 2025 - Archive Video

00:09 - HF2930 (Hill) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research funding provided, report required, appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated.
11:25 - HF2561 (Bahner) Authority to offer applied doctoral degrees at state universities expanded.
34:39 - HF1165 (Bahner) Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority restructured and renamed to Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, authority to construct and finance health care facilities authorized, and bonding capacity increased.
55:41 - HF421 (Hanson) Legacy admissions prohibited in higher education institutions.
1:06:02 - HF2151 (Wolgamott) Plant-based foods production training pilot program established, and money appropriated.
1:14:38 - HF2767 (Wolgamott) Grant amounts for the dual training competency grant program increased, and money appropriated.
1:25:59 - Loan Repayment Assistance Program of Minnesota presentation.
1:32:10 - HF2908 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Statewide children's savings account program for higher education established, local partner design and implementation grants established, report required, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 1 2025 - Archive Video

01:30 - HF2634 (Bakeberg) North Star Promise scholarship's eligibility conditions limited to students in programs in high-demand industries and occupations.
44:27 - HF2610 (Rarick) Cybersecurity permitted to be offered as an applied doctoral degree.
54:50 - HF2241 (Scott) In-state residency and work requirement for recipients of North Star Promise scholarships imposed.
1:22:39 - HF2520 (Skraba) University of Minnesota's Natural Resources Research Institute Minnesota Green Iron Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:31:56 - HF2649 (Knudsen) Disclosure of employment opportunities for fields of study required, institution eligibility for state student aid modified, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 27 2025 - Archive Video

07:42 - Office of Higher Education State Grant Program and North Star Promise budget overviews.
41:02 - Hennepin Healthcare System.
1:03:13 - 1:20:57 - The committee recessed.
1:20:39 - CentraCare budget overview.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 25 2025 - Archive Video

06:52 - HF2454 (Wolgamott) Law enforcement grant program established to help recruit and retain law enforcement officers, and money appropriated.
17:37 - HF1603 (Coulter) Paramedic scholarship program made permanent, and money appropriated.
39:55 - HF1751 (Hanson) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities funding provided for hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage to part-time or adjunct faculty; report required; and money appropriated.
1:07:42 - Minnesota State HEAPR request.
1:24:06 - University of Minnesota HEAPR request.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 20 2025 - Archive Video

00:17 - Minnesota Private College Council.
47:21 - HF2312 (Rarick) Policy and technical changes made to higher education provisions including sexual misconduct grievance procedures, student aid, and institutional grants; and reports required.
1:14:46 - HF2431 (Wolgamott) Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy-related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs modified; student financial aid, institution eligibility, institutional licensure provisions, student loan programs, and institutional grant programs provided; and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 18 2025 - Archive Video

01:10 - Minnesota Education Equity Partnership presentation.
15:59 - HF2090 (Frazier) Default living and miscellaneous expenses allowance increased for the state grant program, new State Grant Plus scholarship established to supplement state grant awards, Office of Higher Education grant programs created, and money appropriated.
1:17:48 - HF982 (Clardy) Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans.
42:31 - HF2229 (Perryman) CentraCare residency programs at Rice Memorial Hospital and Saint Cloud Hospital funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.


Joint meeting of the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee and the Senate Higher Education Committee
Tuesday, March 18 2025 - Archive Video

01:08 - Review and adoption of the 2025 Joint Committee Procedures.
University of Minnesota Regent recommendations:.
04:52 -- Student At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
34:34 -- Congressional District 5 Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
58:24 -- At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
1:11:42 - 1:33:09 - The committee recessed.
1:33:11 - Continued consideration of the At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
Runs 2 hours, 3 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 13 2025 - Archive Video

00:15 - Lutheran Social Services presentation.
Office of Higher Education presentations:.
24:27 -- Dual training grants.
58:14 -- State grant overview.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 11 2025 - Archive Video

00:33 - HF862 (Schomacker) Public postsecondary institutions required to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists on system campuses.
10:41 - HF2131 (Rarick) Workforce development scholarships program eligibility expanded.
11:35 - Minnesota State overview/presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 6 2025 - Archive Video

00:35 - Midwestern Higher Education Compact.
20:16 - Minnesota Independence College and Community.
1:07:36 - Addiction Medicine Fellowship.
1:40:47 - Hennepin Healthcare.
Runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 4 2025 - Archive Video

00:11 - The Mayo Foundation.
32:39 - HF541 (Stier) Reimbursement program established for use of force training, and money appropriated.
1:03:06 - Cook County Higher Education Board.
1:32:03 - United Family Medicine Residency Program.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 27 2025 - Archive Video

00:14 - University of Minnesota presentation and overview (continued).
05:57 -- Public Safety overview.
29:26 -- Research overview.
1:26:09 -- Agriculture overview.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 25 2025 - Archive Video

University of Minnesota presentation and overview (continued).
01:00 -- Health Sciences discussion.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 20 2025 - Archive Video

01:15 - University of Minnesota presentation and overview.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 18 2025 - Archive Video

00:40 - Office of Higher Education overview and budget walkthrough (continued).
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 13 2025 - Archive Video

Tribal Colleges presentations and overviews:.
00:56 -- Red Lake Nation College.
33:24 -- Leech Lake Tribal and Community College.
1:10:34 -- White Earth Tribal and Community College.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.


House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 11 2025 - Archive Video

01:06 - Introductions.
05:43 - Office of Higher Education overview and budget walkthrough.
1:15:33 - HF10 (Schultz) State-funded services prohibited to undocumented noncitizens, and undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for MinnesotaCare and the North Star Promise scholarship program.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.