1998 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.95 Summer scholarships for academic enrichment. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  A scholarship program 
 is established to enable secondary students to attend summer 
 programs sponsored by post-secondary institutions. 

    Subd. 2.    Eligible student.  To be eligible for a 
 scholarship, a student shall: 

    (1) be a United States citizen or permanent resident of the 
 United States; 

    (2) be a resident of Minnesota; 

    (3) attend an eligible program; 

    (4) have completed at least one year of secondary school 
 but not have graduated from high school; 

    (5) have earned at least a B average or its equivalent 
 during the semester or quarter prior to application, or have 
 earned at least a B average or its equivalent during the 
 semester or quarter prior to application in the academic subject 
 area applicable to the summer program the student wishes to 
 attend; 

    (6) demonstrate need for financial assistance; and 

    (7) be 19 years of age or younger. 

    Subd. 3.    Financial need.  Need for financial 
 assistance shall be based on family income, family size, and 
 special necessary expenditures of the family.  The higher 
 education services office shall review the financial need of 
 each pupil to meet the actual costs of attending the summer 
 program, as determined by the institution sponsoring the summer 
 program.  The office shall award scholarships within the limits 
 of the appropriation for this section.  If the amount 
 appropriated is insufficient, the office shall allocate the 
 amount appropriated in the manner it determines.  A scholarship 
 shall not exceed $1,000. 

    Subd. 4.    Eligible institutions.  A scholarship may be 
 used only at an eligible institution.  A Minnesota public 
 post-secondary institution is an eligible institution.  A 
 private post-secondary institution is eligible if it: 

    (1) is accredited by the North Central Association of 
 Colleges; 

    (2) offers an associate or baccalaureate degree program 
 approved under section 136A.65, subdivision 1; and 

    (3) is located in Minnesota. 

    Subd. 5.    Eligible programs.  A scholarship may be 
 used only for an eligible program.  To be eligible, a program 
 must: 

    (1) provide, as its primary purpose, academic instruction 
 for student enrichment in curricular areas including, but not 
 limited to, communications, humanities, social studies, social 
 science, science, mathematics, art, or foreign languages; 

    (2) not be offered for credit to post-secondary students; 

    (3) not provide remedial instruction; 

    (4) meet any other program requirements established by the 
 higher education services office; and 

    (5) be approved by the director of the higher education 
 services office.  

    Subd. 6.    Advisory committee.  An advisory committee 
 shall assist the state board of education in approving eligible 
 programs and shall assist the higher education services office 
 in planning, implementing, and evaluating the scholarship 
 program.  The committee shall consist of 11 members, to include 
 the executive director of the higher education services office 
 or a representative, the commissioner of children, families, and 
 learning or a representative, two secondary school 
 administrators and two secondary teachers appointed by the 
 commissioner of children, families, and learning, the executive 
 director of the academic excellence foundation, a private 
 college representative appointed by the president of the 
 Minnesota private college council, a community college 
 representative and a state university representative appointed 
 by the chancellor of the Minnesota state colleges and 
 universities, and a University of Minnesota representative 
 appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota.  The 
 committee expires June 30, 2001. 

    Subd. 7.    Information.  The higher education services 
 office, in cooperation with the academic excellence foundation, 
 must assemble and distribute information about scholarships and 
 eligible programs. 

    Subd. 8.    Administration.  The higher education 
 services office shall determine the time and manner for 
 scholarship applications, awards, and program approval. 

    HIST: 1Sp1985 c 12 art 8 s 22; 1987 c 398 art 7 s 35,36; 1988 
 c 629 s 29; 1988 c 718 art 7 s 43; 1989 c 293 s 12; 1989 c 329 
 art 11 s 9,10; 1993 c 224 art 13 s 51,52; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 3 s 3; 
 1995 c 212 art 3 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 183 art 3 
 s 7-9; 1997 c 192 s 22; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 162,164 

*   NOTE:  See section 15.059, subdivision 5a, for expiration 
*of summer scholarship advisory committee.