as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/09/2023 09:28am
A bill for an act
relating to higher education; requiring a report; appropriating money for a grant
to Wallin Education Partners to support programs of college admission and
graduation for low-income students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of higher education for immediate transfer to Wallin
Education Partners to support programming focused on college admission and college
graduation for low-income students, including financial aid, advising, and career
development.
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(b) This appropriation must be used by Wallin Education Partners only for programs
supporting students who are residents of Minnesota and attending colleges or universities
within Minnesota.
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(c) By February 1 of each fiscal year that Wallin Education Partners receives an
appropriation, Wallin Education Partners must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over higher education
and early childhood through grade 12 education on activities funded by this appropriation.
The report must include but is not limited to information about the demographics of students
served, the colleges and universities in Minnesota attended by students served, the high
schools attended by students served, and the geographic distribution of the students selected.
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