Minnesota Legislature
SF 2484
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/18/2016 11:41am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to higher education; increasing the amount and availability of the state
grant; 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 75
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
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This section is effective July 1, 2016.
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Sec. 2. new text begin LIVING AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.
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For purposes of the state grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121,
for fiscal year 2017, the living and miscellaneous expense allowance is set at $9,000.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2016.
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