HF 1972

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/08/2021 02:21pm

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education
for a competitive grant to an organization providing vocational and life skills
training to young adults with learning differences; requiring a report.

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

Section 1. new text begin GRANTS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING
DIFFERENCES AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
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new text begin (a) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for a
competitive grant to a qualified, Minnesota-based, nongovernmental organization that
provides postsecondary vocational and life skills training, a residential campus experience,
and ongoing post-graduate career and community support for young adults with learning
differences and autism spectrum disorder.
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new text begin (b) The organization must use grant funds for need-based scholarships and tuition
reduction for students who meet Minnesota residency requirements in Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.101, subdivision 8. Applications for a grant shall be on a form created by the
commissioner of the Office of Higher Education and on a schedule set by the commissioner.
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new text begin (c) By August 1 of 2022 and 2023, the organization must submit to the Office of Higher
Education and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over higher education an annual report on the results of the grant. The
report must include but is not limited to information about programs offered by the
organization, program costs to students, student outcomes, the number of students served
by the grant, and the average amount of scholarships or tuition reduction provided to students
as a result of the grant.
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