1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; decreasing the assigned student responsibility for the 
1.3 	state grant program; increasing an existing appropriation;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2020, section 136A.121, subdivision 5; Laws 2021, First Special Session 
1.5 	chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Grant stipends. The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of responsibility 
1.9 	for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the applicant's family, and 
1.10 	the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not exceed a grant applicant's 
1.11 	recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after deducting the following:
1.12 	(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least 50 46 percent of the cost of attending 
1.13 	the institution of the applicant's choosing;
1.14 	(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section 136A.101; and
1.15 	(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible.
1.16 	The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
1.18 	amended to read:

1.191.20	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		210,037,000
		210,037,000
.......
	
2.1 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.2 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.3 	for the other year is available for it.