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SF 1194

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/20/2015 08:24am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to higher education; regulating the state grant program; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, 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 deleted text begin 96deleted text end new text begin 79
new text end percent of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than
a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is deleted text begin 86deleted text end new text begin 70 new text end percent of the student contribution.
For independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family
responsibility is deleted text begin 50deleted text end new text begin 34 new text end percent of the student contribution.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin STATE GRANT TUITION CAPS; LIVING AND MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.
new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of the state grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.121, for the biennium ending June 30, 2017, the tuition maximum is $13,620 each
fiscal year of the biennium for students in four-year programs and $5,808 each fiscal year
of the biennium for students in two-year programs.
new text end

new text begin (b) The living and miscellaneous expense allowance for the state grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, for the biennium ending June 30, 2017, is set
at $8,858 for fiscal year 2016 and $8,958 for fiscal year 2017.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
new text end