Dan Wolgamott
🏛️ Chair Democrat
HD-014B
He was a non-voting member until 3/17/2025, when he became co-chair.
House committee
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Membership recorded during the 94th Legislature.
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
HF4368
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility, and report required.
April 16, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4698
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities funding provided for identity verification software to combat enrollment fraud, and money appropriated.
April 13, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4889
Higher education; wage credit use clarification provided.
April 9, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4627
Postsecondary institutions required to report enrollment fraud to the Office of Higher Education, and report required.
April 7, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3692
Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended.
April 7, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4730
Postsecondary institutions required to provide priority registration for pregnant and parenting students, and technical changes made.
March 26, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2556
Endometriosis data and biorepository program administered by the University of Minnesota established, report required, and money appropriated.
March 26, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4672
In-state residency and work requirement for recipients of North Star Promise scholarships imposed, and scholarships limited to students enrolled in programs of study that lead to employment in high-demand industries and occupations.
March 25, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4628
Supplemental funding provided for state grant program, and money appropriated.
March 25, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4362
Visitor carrying of firearms on campuses of public postsecondary institutions regulated.
March 25, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4608
Certain disclosures and implementation of a corequisite model related to developmental courses required, and report required.
March 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4572
Office of Higher Education prohibited from using public money to support low-earning degree programs, and report required.
March 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4450
Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4431
Low-interest student loan program created, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
March 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4413
Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota limited.
March 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4266
Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for purposes of determining state grant awards.
March 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF1323
Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for state financial aid programs.
March 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4479
Elected officials permitted to hold town hall meetings at postsecondary institutions.
March 18, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4440
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative appropriation reduced, restorative practices grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 18, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4267
Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for determining state grant awards, and surplus program funds to award recipients directed at public institutions only.
March 12, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4256
Expiration date for exemption to reporting and marketing requirements for institutions contracting with online program management companies removed.
March 12, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4209
Postsecondary institutions required to clearly notice deadlines for full reimbursement of tuition.
March 12, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF4191
Farmer-lender mediation program hiring funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 12, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3411
Access by federal immigration officers to public postsecondary campuses limited, and access to educational data modified.
February 26, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3644
Enrollment fraud working group created, and report required.
February 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3627
Maximum income eligibility condition for the North Star Promise scholarship program increased, and required transfer of money increased.
February 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3623
Income eligibility requirements for the North Star Promise scholarship program modified, and funding amounts for North Star Promise scholarships modified.
February 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3346
Higher education; Campus Closure and Consolidation Commission established.
February 23, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3500
Bemidji State University storm damage relief funding provided, and money appropriated.
February 19, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3432
Resident tuition rates provided to individuals who move to Minnesota for employment purposes.
February 17, 2026Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2090
Default living and miscellaneous expenses allowance increased for the state grant program, new State Grant Plus scholarship established to supplement state grant awards, Office of Higher Education grant programs created, and money appropriated.
April 25, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3222
For-profit higher education institutions made ineligible for the state grant program.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2840
Minitex library information and resource sharing program funding provided, and money appropriated.
April 21, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF479
State grant provisions modified, and maximum tuition and fees set for students.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3089
University of Minnesota's Health Sciences Strategic Plan implementation funding provided, and money appropriated.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2908
Statewide children's savings account program for higher education established, local partner design and implementation grants established, report required, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3101
Intellectual Freedom Protection Act regulated public postsecondary institutions created, private right of action created, and attorney general enforcement provided.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3086
Student Basic Needs Advisory Council established, and report required.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2634
North Star Promise scholarship's eligibility conditions limited to students in programs in high-demand industries and occupations.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF3069
Tax on certain growth of certain assets of colleges and universities established, and special revenue fund account established.
April 2, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF1128
Public high schools required to participate in the direct admissions program.
April 2, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF1165
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority restructured and renamed to Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, authority to construct and finance health care facilities authorized, and bonding capacity increased.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2930
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research funding provided, report required, appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated.
March 27, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2737
Hunger-Free Campus grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2061
Student loan debt counseling funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2767
Grant amounts for the dual training competency grant program increased, and money appropriated.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2747
Minnesota Independence College and Community grant funding provided for student scholarships and other specified purposes, and money appropriated.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2649
Disclosure of employment opportunities for fields of study required, institution eligibility for state student aid modified, and report required.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2639
Allied health technician scholarship program established, report required, and money appropriated.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2520
University of Minnesota's Natural Resources Research Institute Minnesota Green Iron Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2504
Student mental health services on Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF1603
Paramedic scholarship program made permanent, and money appropriated.
March 24, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2610
Cybersecurity permitted to be offered as an applied doctoral degree.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2572
Office of Higher Education funding provided for emergency grants to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities students, and money appropriated.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2571
Income requirements and award formula for the North Star Promise scholarship program modified.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2561
Authority to offer applied doctoral degrees at state universities expanded.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2241
In-state residency and work requirement for recipients of North Star Promise scholarships imposed.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2192
North Star Promise scholarship program eliminated, and unencumbered balances in the North Star Promise special revenue fund account appropriated to the state grant program.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF1751
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities funding provided for hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage to part-time or adjunct faculty; report required; and money appropriated.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2454
Law enforcement grant program established to help recruit and retain law enforcement officers, and money appropriated.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2417
Wallin Education Partners grant funding provided to support college admission and graduation programming for low-income students, report required, and money appropriated.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2414
University of Minnesota's Health Sciences Strategic Plan implementation funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2385
University of Minnesota funding provided to perform research in promising industry sectors, and money appropriated.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2369
University of Minnesota operations and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2308
College Possible grant funding provided to support programs of college admission and graduation for low-income students, report required, and money appropriated.
March 13, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2253
University of Minnesota operations and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2229
CentraCare residency programs at Rice Memorial Hospital and St. Cloud Hospital funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2163
University of Minnesota student programs and services funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2151
Plant-based foods production training pilot program established, and money appropriated.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2114
Institutional grant program for real-time stenographic writer training created, reports required, and money appropriated.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF2008
Higher education campus sexual misconduct provisions modified.
March 6, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF1980
Center of American Indian and Minority Health funding provided, and money appropriated.
March 6, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF421
Legacy admissions prohibited in higher education institutions.
February 26, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HF1238
Disclosure of employment opportunities for fields of study required, and institution eligibility modified for state student aid.
February 20, 2025Pending: House Higher Education Finance and Policy