SF5008

Purpose

• Provide funding to improve facilities for the dental assisting program at South Central College’s North Mankato campus. The goal is to design, renovate, and equip classroom and lab spaces to support dental assisting training.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1 – Appropriation: $2,235,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The money will be used to design, renovate, and equip classroom and lab spaces for the dental assisting program at the North Mankato campus of South Central College.
• Subdivision 2 – Bond Sale: The commissioner of management and budget must sell and issue bonds of the state up to $2,235,000 to pay for this appropriation. The bond issuance must follow Minnesota law (Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (article XI, sections 4 to 7).

Funding and Financing

• The project is funded through the bond proceeds fund.
• Bonds will be issued to cover the appropriation, following the state’s bonding statutes and constitutional requirements.

Implementing Agency & Oversight

• Recipient: Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (which administers South Central College facilities).
• Oversight: Bond issuance is governed by state law and constitutional provisions governing debt and bonding.

Significance and Impact

• Expands capacity for hands-on dental assisting training by upgrading and equipping facilities.
• Supports workforce development and vocational education in the North Mankato area.

Effective Date and Additional Details

• The excerpt does not specify an exact effective date; it requires bond funding and compliance with existing bonding laws.

Relevant Terms bond proceeds fund appropriation design renovate and equip classroom and lab spaces dental assisting program North Mankato campus South Central College Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities commissioner of management and budget sale and issue bonds Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7 capital investment facility improvements workforce development educational facilities