1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; appropriating money for a grant to Minnesota 
1.3 	Independence College and Community for student scholarships and tuition 
1.4 	reduction.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA INDEPENDENCE COLLEGE AND 
1.7 	COMMUNITY.
 1.8 	(a) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.9 	commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for a grant to Minnesota Independence 
1.10 	College and Community for need-based scholarships, tuition reduction, and institutional 
1.11 	support. Beginning with students first enrolled in the fall of 2019, eligibility for scholarships 
1.12 	and tuition reduction is limited to resident students as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.13 	136A.101, subdivision 8.
1.14 	(b) Notwithstanding Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, 
1.15 	subdivision 33, the base appropriation for grants to Minnesota Independence College and 
1.16 	Community in fiscal year 2024 and later is $3,000,000.