1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; regulating the calculation of state grant amounts;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, 
1.4 	subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means the 
1.8 	amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal 
1.9 	need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 96 89 percent 
1.10 	of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, 
1.11 	the assigned family responsibility is 86 79 percent of the student contribution. For 
1.12 	independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family 
1.13 	responsibility is 50 43 percent of the student contribution.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.15 		Subd. 5.Grant stipends. The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of responsibility 
1.16 	for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the applicant's family, and 
1.17 	the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not exceed a grant applicant's 
1.18 	recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after deducting the following:
1.19 	(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least 50 48.9 percent of the cost of attending 
1.20 	the institution of the applicant's choosing;
1.21 	(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section 136A.101; and
1.22 	(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible.
2.1 	The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.