HF4244 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Related bill: SF4146
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- This bill authorizes a capital investment to fund improvements at the University of Minnesota’s School of Dentistry on the Twin Cities campus. It provides money to plan, renovate, build, furnish, and equip spaces for clinical teaching, research, and administration, along with other capital improvements. The funding also covers site work, hazardous materials abatement, and changes to related utility infrastructure.
Main Provisions
- Appropriation: $100,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund is given to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents to predesign, design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip clinical teaching, research, and administrative spaces, plus related improvements of a capital nature, for the School of Dentistry on the Twin Cities campus.
- Scope includes site preparation, hazardous materials abatement, and relocation or expansion of related utility infrastructure.
- University share: the appropriation is intended to cover about two-thirds of the project costs; the remaining costs must be paid by the university.
- Bond financing: the state will sell and issue bonds up to $100,000,000 to fund the appropriation, following the terms of Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7.
Location
- Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota.
Financing and Implementation
- The money comes from the bond proceeds fund, and the process for issuing and selling the bonds is governed by specified state statutes and constitutional provisions.
Relation to Existing Law
- The bill authorizes a bond sale and sets the funding mechanism for the project, relying on the existing statutory framework for bond issuance and constitutional provisions.
Significance
- The bill advances a major capital project for the University of Minnesota’s School of Dentistry and outlines how the project will be financed and partially cost-shared by the university.
Relevant Terms - capital investment - appropriation - bond proceeds fund - Board of Regents - University of Minnesota - School of Dentistry - Twin Cities campus - predesign - design - renovate - construct - furnish - equip - clinical teaching spaces - research spaces - administrative spaces - site preparation - hazardous materials abatement - relocation or expansion of related utility infrastructure - university share - two-thirds - bond sale - sell and issue bonds - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Capital Investment |
Citations
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]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee