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• <br />$2.552 Billion GF <br />Higher Education <br />/ Goal: preserve a competitive higher education system <br />- Minimize impact of budget cuts on students by , <br />increasing financial aid <br />- Put dollars into the hands of students to encourage <br />competition and choice <br />- Limit tuition increases to no more than 15 <br />- Stabilize funding for the Academic Health Center by <br />earmarking 6.5 cents per pack of current cigarette taxes <br />- State appropriations to the U of Mn and MnSCU are <br />reduced by 15 percent <br />Govemor Pawlenty's FY 2004-OS BudgeT <br />Health and $7.022 Billion GF <br />Human Services $16.421 Billion <br />/ Goal: preserve state's safety net programs at <br />affordable cost and benefit levels <br />- Consolidate children's and public health funding <br />streams to focus on results not rules <br />- Maintain safety net with new efforts for children's <br />mental health and adoption assistance <br />- Dedicate 2.5 cents per pack of cigarette tax to <br />maintain medical education funding <br />- Reduce Medical Assistance costs through changes in <br />~ eligibility, utilization and provider payments <br />Governor Pawlenty's FY 2004-05 Budget <br />• <br />12 <br />