HF 1383

1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/22/2009 12:38 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to higher education; transferring the American Indian scholarship; 1.3requiring an office to distribute the scholarships; appropriating money. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5    Section 1. new text begin AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP. new text end 1.6 new text begin Administration of the American Indian scholarship program under Minnesota new text end 1.7 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.84, is transferred from the Department of Education to the new text end 1.8 new text begin Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education new text end 1.9 new text begin must maintain an office with at least one staff person at Bemidji State University for the new text end 1.10 new text begin distribution of scholarships under this section. Office space and support may be provided new text end 1.11 new text begin by Bemidji State University at no cost to the scholarship program. new text end 1.12    Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARSHIPS. new text end 1.13 new text begin $1,875,000 each year for the biennium ending June 30, 2009, is appropriated from new text end 1.14 new text begin the general fund to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for American Indian new text end 1.15 new text begin scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.84. new text end 1.16    Sec. 3. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. new text end 1.17 new text begin The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.84 to new text end 1.18 new text begin section 136A.126, correct cross-references, and make other necessary corrections to new text end 1.19 new text begin implement section 1. new text end