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House rider would cap tuition used for state grants at U of M Twin Cities level
Summary
The higher education conference committee heard detailed arguments over a House rider that would cap the tuition and fee amount used to calculate state grant awards at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities 2024–25 level, with allowed increases of 1% in fiscal 2026 and 1% in 2027.
The higher education conference committee heard detailed arguments over a House rider that would cap the tuition and fee amount used to calculate state grant awards at the level of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities for the 2024–25 academic year, with allowed increases of 1% in fiscal 2026 and 1% in 2027.
The measure is a house-only provision labeled R1 in the side-by-side, described to the committee by nonpartisan staff as rider language that would apply only for the coming biennium. “This provision is a house only provision that you can find on r 1 of the side by side,” said a staff member identified in the transcript as Mister Hopkins.
The House co-chairs said the provision is intended to restrain tuition growth that has pushed up state grant costs. Chair Rehrig said the cap was a response to “big increases in…
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