1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; changing eligibility for the senior citizen higher 
1.3 	education program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.51, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.51, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Senior citizen. "Senior citizen" means a person who has reached 66 62 
1.9 	 years of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of 
1.10 	study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 
1.11 	years of age before the beginning of the term.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after final enactment for 
1.13 	terms beginning after July 1, 2011.