Committee on Higher Education - 03/12/26

Minnesota Senate Higher Education Committee · March 13, 2026

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Introduction of SF 1474 and A4 amendment

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Chair opens the hearing on Senate File 1474 (Sen. Gustafson). Sen. Gustafson outlines the bill as a bipartisan measure to make every public high school participate in a direct admissions program so students learn which Minnesota colleges they already qualify for. The author offers the A4 amendment preserving a timeline for universal adoption by the 2029 school year while allowing local opt-outs.

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Minnesota Senate Higher Education Committee heard testimony on three bills: SF1474 to expand a statewide direct admissions program for high schools (recommended to pass); SF3707 addressing for-profit influence in medical school curriculum (laid over); and SF3570 to limit campus access by federal immigration officers, following an informational hearing on Operation Metro Surge.

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