HF 1034

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/28/2013 11:40am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; providing financial assistance to tribally controlled
colleges for certain purposes; appropriating money; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [136A.50] TRIBAL COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT
ASSISTANCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) As used in this section, the following terms have
the meanings given them.
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new text begin (b) "Nonbeneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled in a
tribally controlled college but is not an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian
tribe.
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new text begin (c) "Tribally controlled college" means an accredited institution of higher education
located in this state that is formally controlled by or has been formally sanctioned or
chartered by the governing body of a federally recognized Indian tribe, or a combination
of federally recognized Indian tribes. Tribally controlled college does not include any
institution or campus subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligibility; grant assistance. new text end

new text begin (a) A tribally controlled college is eligible to
receive supplemental grant assistance from the Office of Higher Education, as provided in
this section, for nonbeneficiary student enrollment if the college is not otherwise eligible
to receive federal grant funding for those students under United States Code, title 25,
section 1808.
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new text begin (b) The office shall make grants to tribally controlled colleges to defray the costs
of education associated with the enrollment of nonbeneficiary students. Grants made
pursuant to this section must be provided directly to the recipient college.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant application. new text end

new text begin To receive a grant under this section, a tribally
controlled college must submit an application in the manner required by the Office of
Higher Education. Upon submission of a completed application indicating that the tribally
controlled college is eligible, the office shall distribute to the college, during each year of
the biennium, a grant of $....... for each nonbeneficiary student on a full-time equivalent
basis. If the amount appropriated for grants under this section is insufficient to cover
the total amount of grant eligibility, the office shall distribute a prorated amount per
nonbeneficiary student on a full-time equivalent basis.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reporting by recipient institutions. new text end

new text begin Each tribally controlled college
receiving a grant under this section shall provide to the Office of Higher Education,
on an annual basis, an accurate and detailed account of the expenditures of the grant
funds received by the college, and a copy of the college's most recent audit report and
documentation of the enrollment status and ethnic status of each nonbeneficiary student
for which grant assistance is sought under this section.
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Sec. 2. new text begin TRIBAL COLLEGE ASSISTANCE GRANTS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the Office of Higher Education
for the purpose of providing tribal college assistance grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.50.
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