1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; regulating the state grant amount of part-time 
1.3 	students;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. (a) "Assigned family responsibility" 
1.8 	means the amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as 
1.9 	determined by a federal need analysis.
1.10 	(b) For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 96 percent of the 
1.11 	parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, the 
1.12 	assigned family responsibility is 86 percent of the student contribution. For independent 
1.13 	students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 68 
1.14 	percent of the student contribution.
1.15 	(c) For a student registering for less than full time, the assigned family responsibility 
1.16 	is the amount determined under paragraph (b), prorated by the percent of full time for 
1.17 	which a student is enrolled.