This is a summary of the higher education bill, as well as provisions included in other committee bills that impact on Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
The IFO is working with the Walz administration to ensure university faculty and staff are included in the early groups of those eligible to be vaccinated.
The $1.87 billion bonding bill will help pay for hundreds of infrastructure projects that will bring long-term benefits to communities across the state, including $90 million for Minnesota State campuses.
Walz’s order to stay home is forecasted to significantly slow the spread of COVID-19, pushing out the peak of the disease and allowing the state to continue key preparations for the pandemic.
The toll-free helpline (1-833-454-0148) will allow those who experience or witness bias and discrimination to report incidents to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
The IFO will be focused heavily on three major issues during the 2020 session: final ratification of the IFO contract, supplemental campus funding, and campus infrastructure investments.
At each stage of the case, we have proven to the courts that the IFO strengthens the faculty’s democratic rights to associate together freely and to speak collectively.
