SF 4762

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/26/2026 09:04 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; modifying the lowest recognized family responsibility
amount for purposes of determining state grant awards; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121,
subdivision 7a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Assigned family responsibility.

"Assigned family responsibility" means the
amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal
need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 95 percent of
the parental contribution. deleted text begin If the parental contribution is between $0 and negative $1,500,
the assigned family responsibility is 50 percent of the parental contribution. If the parental
contribution is less than negative $1,500, the recognized parental contribution is negative
$1,500. deleted text end For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family
responsibility is 71 percent of the student contribution. For independent students without
dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 35 percent of the student
contribution. deleted text begin If the student contribution is between $0 and negative $1,500, the assigned
family responsibility is 50 percent of the student contribution. If the student contribution is
less than negative $1,500, the recognized student contribution is negative $1,500. deleted text end new text begin If the
student or parental contribution is less than $0, the assigned family responsibility is $0. new text end For
a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the assigned family
responsibility using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number
of credits for full-time enrollment.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, is amended
to read:

Subd. 7a.

Surplus appropriation.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end If the amount appropriated is determined by the
office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the
biennium, the office may deleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance in the second year of the
biennium by up to an amount that retains sufficient appropriations to fund the projected
grant demand deleted text begin ; or deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) when calculating assigned family responsibility, recognize a negative parental
contribution or student contribution that is less than negative $1,500 to a value that is equal
to the lowest student contribution provided under the federal needs analysis.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end The deleted text begin adjustments in paragraph (a) deleted text end new text begin adjustment new text end may be made one or more times. In
making the determination that there are more than sufficient funds, the office shall balance
the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected demand for grants with the goal of
fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An increase in the living and miscellaneous
expense allowance deleted text begin or a modified assigned family responsibility deleted text end under this subdivision does
not carry forward into a subsequent biennium.

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment and applies to state grant awards
beginning in the summer 2026 academic term.
new text end