SF 3010

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; expanding eligibility for the 
  1.3             child care grant program; modifying the state work 
  1.4             study program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 136A.125, 
  1.6             subdivision 2; and 136A.233, subdivisions 2 and 3. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  1.9   136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 2.  [ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.] An applicant is eligible for 
  1.11  a child care grant if the applicant: 
  1.12     (1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota; 
  1.13     (2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of 
  1.14  age or younger who is handicapped as defined in section 120.03, 
  1.15  and who is receiving or will receive care on a regular basis 
  1.16  from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver; 
  1.17     (3) is income eligible as determined by the office's 
  1.18  policies and rules, but is not a recipient of assistance from 
  1.19  either aid to families with dependent children or Minnesota 
  1.20  family investment program-statewide; 
  1.21     (4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been 
  1.22  enrolled full time less than eight semesters, 12 quarters, or 
  1.23  the equivalent; 
  1.24     (5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study 
  1.25  that applies to an undergraduate degree, diploma, or 
  1.26  certificate; 
  2.1      (6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible 
  2.2   institution; and 
  2.3      (7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory 
  2.4   academic progress. 
  2.5      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  2.6   136A.233, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  2.7      Subd. 2.  [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of sections 136A.231 
  2.8   to 136A.233, the words defined in this subdivision have the 
  2.9   meanings ascribed to them. 
  2.10     (a) "Eligible student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled 
  2.11  or intending to enroll at least half time in a minimum of six 
  2.12  credits per quarter or semester, or the equivalent, in a degree, 
  2.13  diploma, or certificate program in a Minnesota post-secondary 
  2.14  institution. 
  2.15     (b) "Minnesota resident" means a student who meets the 
  2.16  conditions in section 136A.101, subdivision 8. 
  2.17     (c) "Financial need" means the need for financial 
  2.18  assistance in order to attend a post-secondary institution as 
  2.19  determined by a post-secondary institution according to 
  2.20  guidelines established by the higher education services office. 
  2.21     (d) "Eligible employer" means any eligible post-secondary 
  2.22  institution, any nonprofit, nonsectarian agency or state 
  2.23  institution located in the state of Minnesota, a handicapped 
  2.24  person or a person over 65 who employs a student to provide 
  2.25  personal services in or about the person's residence, or a 
  2.26  private, for-profit employer employing a student as an intern in 
  2.27  a position directly related to the student's field of study that 
  2.28  will enhance the student's knowledge and skills in that field.  
  2.29     (e) "Eligible post-secondary institution" means any 
  2.30  post-secondary institution eligible for participation in the 
  2.31  Minnesota state grant program as specified in section 136A.101, 
  2.32  subdivision 4. 
  2.33     (f) "Independent student" has the meaning given it in the 
  2.34  Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, 
  2.35  section 1070a-6, and applicable regulations. 
  2.36     (g) "Half-time" for undergraduates has the meaning given in 
  3.1   section 136A.101, subdivision 7b, and for graduate students is 
  3.2   defined by the institution. 
  3.3      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  3.4   136A.233, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  3.5      Subd. 3.  [PAYMENTS.] Work-study payments shall be made to 
  3.6   eligible students by post-secondary institutions as provided in 
  3.7   this subdivision. 
  3.8      (a) Students shall be selected for participation in the 
  3.9   program by the post-secondary institution on the basis of 
  3.10  student financial need. 
  3.11     (b) In selecting students for participation, priority must 
  3.12  be given to students enrolled for at least 12 credits. 
  3.13     (c) Students will be paid for hours actually worked and the 
  3.14  maximum hourly rate of pay shall not exceed the maximum hourly 
  3.15  rate of pay permitted under the federal college work-study 
  3.16  program. 
  3.17     (d) (c) Minimum pay rates will be determined by an 
  3.18  applicable federal or state law. 
  3.19     (e) (d) The office shall annually establish a minimum 
  3.20  percentage rate of student compensation to be paid by an 
  3.21  eligible employer.  The office may provide that the minimum 
  3.22  percentage rate may be waived for students receiving public 
  3.23  assistance grants. 
  3.24     (f) (e) Each post-secondary institution receiving money for 
  3.25  state work-study grants shall make a reasonable effort to place 
  3.26  work-study students in employment with eligible employers 
  3.27  outside the institution.  However, a public employer other than 
  3.28  the institution may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the 
  3.29  working hours of a permanent employee for the purpose of hiring 
  3.30  a work-study student, or replace a permanent employee who is on 
  3.31  layoff from the same or substantially the same job by hiring a 
  3.32  work-study student. 
  3.33     (g) (f) The percent of the institution's work-study 
  3.34  allocation provided to graduate students shall not exceed the 
  3.35  percent of graduate student enrollment at the participating 
  3.36  institution. 
  4.1      (h) (g) An institution may use up to 30 percent of its 
  4.2   allocation for student internships with private, for-profit 
  4.3   employers. 
  4.4      Sec. 4.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  4.5      $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 1999 from the 
  4.6   general fund to the higher education services office for the 
  4.7   child care grant program.  $....... is appropriated in fiscal 
  4.8   year 1999 from the general fund to the higher education services 
  4.9   office for the state work study program.