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On Campus Blog
Alex Friedrich

When the Minnesota higher-education conference committee meets today

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Going to talk to the House about this. (trainman74 via Flickr)

Got this announcement over the weekend (bold italics are mine).

The conference committee will meet to hash out differences between the House and Senate higher-education bills and synthesize them into one piece of legislation, which must then be voted on.

If the various documents listed below, I tend to find the language summary most helpful for those new to the legislation.

Monday, May 13, 2013 - 30 Minutes after the last body adjourns

Conference Committee on S.F. 1236

Chairs: Sen. Terri E. Bonoff and Rep. Gene Pelowski Jr.

CONFEREES: SENATE: Bonoff; Miller; Eken; Clausen; Pappas - HOUSE: Pelowski Jr.; Winkler; Rosenthal; Dorholt; Nornes

30 Minutes after the last body adjourns

Room 318 Capitol

Walk through of spreadsheets and side-by-sides for the Higher Education omnibus bills.

Agenda:

S.F. 1236-Bonoff: Omnibus higher education appropriations bill.

Higher Education - Side by Side - Summary of Language (PDF)