Requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a parents +as scholars pilot project for eligible TANF (temporary assistance for needy +families) parents for counties to offer financial assistance to parents to +attend post-secondary educational institutions; requiring the commissioner +to develop minimum project and application requirements in consultation with +counties and nonprofit social services agencies; requiring the coordination of +services with county MFIP (Minnesota family investment program) case managers and +the eligible project participants; defining eligible TANF parents; +specifying county eligibility and providing for application; specifying a +minimum number of hours of classes, study or employment for pilot project +participants; requiring commissioner evaluation of outcomes of families +participating in the project, specifying certain evaluation requirements and requiring +presentation of preliminary evaluation results to the legislature by a certain +date (ra)