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Conference committee reviews Senate 'offer No. 1' for higher education budget and policies
Summary
A Minnesota conference committee met May 16 to review the Senate’s offer No. 1 on higher education, which lists funding adjustments and policy changes across state grant programs, colleges and universities, and several targeted grants and riders.
The conference committee on House File 2431 reviewed the Senate’s “offer No. 1” for higher education on May 16, hearing staff summaries of proposed funding changes and a rundown of policy provisions affecting state grants, campus programs and institution riders.
Megan Bursch, a nonpartisan fiscal analyst supporting the Senate Higher Education Committee, told conferees the spreadsheet labeled “senate offer number 1” showed a set of budget and policy changes the Senate is proposing for higher education. Bursch summarized line-item changes that the Senate either accepted from the House or retained as its own position, including adjustments to the state grant program, student support programs and several program-specific riders.
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