1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for an education debt relief 
1.3 	grant; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $25,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $25,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for a grant to the 
1.8 	Loan Repayment Assistance Program of Minnesota to provide education debt relief to 
1.9 	attorneys with full-time employment providing legal advice or representation to low-income 
1.10 	clients or support services for this work.
1.11 	(b) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall submit a report by February 
1.12 	1, 2019, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
1.13 	jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy. The report must include information 
1.14 	on the number of attorneys receiving assistance under this section and their county of 
1.15 	residence.