1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; modifying workforce development scholarships; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136F.38, 
1.4 	subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136F.38, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Program eligibility. (a) Scholarships shall be awarded only to a student eligible 
1.8 	for resident tuition, as defined in section 135A.043, who is enrolled in any of the following 
1.9 	programs of study or certification: (1) advanced manufacturing; (2) agriculture; (3) health 
1.10 	care services; or (4) information technology; or (5) early childhood development and services.
1.11 	(b) The student must be enrolled for at least nine credits at a two-year college in the 
1.12 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

1.13 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.14 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general 
1.15 	fund to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for workforce 
1.16 	development scholarships in Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38.