as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 05/19/2007 |
A bill for an act
relating to veterans; including the spouse and children of a resident veteran in the
definition of "resident student" for purposes of determining eligibility for state
financial aid for higher education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
136A.101, subdivision 8.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.101, subdivision 8, is amended to
read:
"Resident student" means a student who meets one of
the following conditions:
(1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary
education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational
institution for more than five credits in any term;
(2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the
time the student applies;
(3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a
resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high
school and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational
institution;
(4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a
high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota;
(5) a member, spouse, or dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United
States stationed in Minnesota on active federal military service as defined in section
190.05, subdivision 5c;
(6) new text begin a spouse or dependent of a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, if the veteran
is a Minnesota resident;
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new text begin (7) new text end a person or spouse of a person who relocated to Minnesota from an area that
is declared a presidential disaster area within the preceding 12 months if the disaster
interrupted the person's postsecondary education; or
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end a person defined as a refugee under United States Code, title 8, section
1101(a)(42), who, upon arrival in the United States, moved to Minnesota and has
continued to reside in Minnesota.