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HF4368 • 2026
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility, and report required.
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Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Finance and Policy
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility, and report required.
A bill for an act relating to higher education; directing the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility; requiring a report. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin WORKGROUP ON ADJUNCT FACULTY HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must convene a workgroup by August 15, 2026, to review current health insurance eligibility requirements for adjunct faculty and develop recommendations for expanding eligibility opportunities. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Membership. new text end new text begin The workgroup must consist of, at a minimum, representatives from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system office, representatives designated by the Inter Faculty Organization, and representatives designated by the Minnesota State College Faculty. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Duties. new text end new text begin The workgroup must identify barriers that prevent adjunct faculty from qualifying for employer-sponsored health coverage and develop specific policy and budgetary recommendations to expand health insurance access for adjunct faculty members. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin By December 15, 2027, the Board of Trustees must submit a report containing the workgroup's findings and recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy. new text end new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Expiration. new text end new text begin The workgroup expires on February 14, 2028. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end