1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; increasing the amount and availability of the state 
1.3 	grant;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means 
1.8 	the amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a 
1.9 	federal need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is ~~96~~75 
1.10 	percent of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than 
1.11 	a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is ~~86~~70 percent of the student contribution. 
1.12 	For independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family 
1.13 	responsibility is ~~50~~34 percent of the student contribution.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016.

1.15 	Sec. 2. LIVING AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.
 1.16 	For purposes of the state grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, 
1.17 	for fiscal year 2017, the living and miscellaneous expense allowance is set at $9,000.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016.