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Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/14/2025 09:02 a.m.

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A bill for an act
 relating to higher education; making permanent the current paramedic scholarship
program; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section
31, subdivisions 1, 4; repealing Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31,
subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education
shall establish a program tonew text begin annuallynew text end provide up to 600 scholarships to students entering
paramedic programs deleted text begin by 2026deleted text end .

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Reporting.

By February 1deleted text begin , 2025, and again by February 1, 2026deleted text end new text begin of each yearnew text end ,
the commissioner must submit a report on the program to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance and
policy. The report must include the following information and any other information the
commissioner considers relevant:

(1) information about all postsecondary programs giving rise to eligibility for a
scholarship under this section, including the programs' locations, costs, enrollment capacities,
acceptance rates, and other relevant information;

(2) available data on the current and forecasted demand for paramedics in Minnesota;
and

(3) the total number of scholarships issued, disaggregated by:

(i) year of award;

(ii) postsecondary institution attended; and

(iii) relevant and available demographic data about award recipients.

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin $3,200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,200,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the paramedic
scholarship program under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1278. Of the amount
appropriated in each fiscal year:
 new text end

new text begin (1) $3,000,000 is for awarding up to 600 student scholarships;
 new text end

new text begin (2) $100,000 is for promotion of the program and student recruitment efforts; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) $100,000 is for administering the program.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, as
amended by this act, as a new section in Minnesota Statutes numbered section 136A.1278.
 new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 25-02208

Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 5

Sec. 31. new text begin PARAMEDIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires June 30, 2026. new text end