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HF 3814

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/15/2024 09:36am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to higher education; modifying certain state grant provisions; setting a
tuition and fees maximum for certain students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023
Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Cost of attendance.

(a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an
allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for
tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution,
or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous
expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 115 percent of the federal
poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no tuition
and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal to the
lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for two-year
programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a deleted text begin public two-year
institutiondeleted text end new text begin Minnesota state collegenew text end , or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest
tuition and fees charged at a deleted text begin publicdeleted text end new text begin Minnesota statenew text end university.

(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of
attendance using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number
of credits for full-time enrollment.

(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota
correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with
no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.

(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory
and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include
charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains
ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees
do not include optional or punitive fees.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, for the 2025-2026 school
year and later.
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin TUITION AND FEES MAXIMUM FOR PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED
STUDENTS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, for fiscal years
2026 through 2031, the tuition and fee maximum for a four-year program for a student who
was enrolled in an eligible institution in the 2024-2025 school year or before equals the
highest tuition and fees charged at a public university for the current school year.
 new text end