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HF 607

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/01/2017 03:34pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 01/30/2017

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to higher education; creating a resident tuition relief grant program;
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.123] RESIDENT TUITION RELIEF GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "College" means a public postsecondary institution in the University of Minnesota
or Minnesota State Colleges and University systems.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Eligible individual" means an individual who:
new text end

new text begin (1) is a current or incoming resident student as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision
8, clauses (1) to (4); and
new text end

new text begin (2) is a dependent student reporting a potential federal adjusted gross income on a Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) of $125,000 or less, or is an independent
student reporting a family adjusted gross income on a FAFSA of $75,000 or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Grant" means a scholarship for undergraduate instruction granted under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall implement a resident tuition relief
grant program to provide grants to eligible individuals to attend a college.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Application for a grant shall be made by a FAFSA and on any
additional form required by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grant amount. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall award grants in the amount of the
actual cost of tuition and fees at the student's college of attendance, minus any federal Pell
grant received, any state grant for which the student is eligible, and any other scholarships
awarded to the student. For purposes of this subdivision, "fees" has the meaning given in
section 136A.121, subdivision 6. The commissioner shall not award grants for tuition and
fees for graduate or professional-level instruction.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Satisfactory academic progress. new text end

new text begin An individual is eligible for a grant if the
individual is making satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101,
subdivision 10
, and has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at
the end of the first academic year and at the end of each academic term after the first
academic year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Grant renewal. new text end

new text begin A grant may be renewed annually. Application for renewal
must be on a form provided by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin The amount necessary to implement the resident tuition relief
grant program in this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner.
new text end