1998 Minnesota Statutes

     136A.1359 Grants for nursing students who are persons of 
  color. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  A nursing grant 
 program is established under the authority of the higher 
 education services office to provide grants to students who are 
 persons of color who are entering or enrolled in an educational 
 program that leads to licensure as a registered nurse, or 
 advanced nursing education. 

    Subd. 2.    Eligibility.  To be eligible to receive a 
 grant, a student shall be:  

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

    (2) a resident of the state of Minnesota; 

    (3) an Asian Pacific-American, African-American, American 
 Indian, or Hispanic-American (Latino, Chicano, or Puerto Rican); 

    (4) entering or enrolled in a nursing program in Minnesota 
 that leads to licensure as a registered nurse, a baccalaureate 
 degree in nursing, a master's degree in nursing, or program of 
 advanced nursing education; and 

    (5) eligible under any additional criteria established by 
 the school, college, or program of nursing in which the student 
 is enrolled.  

    The grant must be awarded for one academic year but is 
 renewable for a maximum of six semesters or nine quarters of 
 full-time study, or their equivalent.  

    Subd. 3.    Responsibility of nursing programs.  Each 
 school, college, or program of nursing that wishes to 
 participate in the student nursing grant program shall apply to 
 the higher education services office for grant money, according 
 to policies established by the office.  A school, college, or 
 program of nursing shall establish criteria to use in awarding 
 the grants.  The criteria must include consideration of the 
 likelihood of a student's success in completing the nursing 
 educational program and must give priority to students with the 
 greatest financial need.  Each grant must be for a minimum of 
 $2,000 but not exceed $4,000.  Each school, college, or program 
 of nursing shall agree that the money awarded through this grant 
 program must not be used to replace any other grant or 
 scholarship money for which the student would be otherwise 
 eligible. 

    Subd. 4.    Responsibilities of the higher education 
 services office.  The higher education services office shall 
 distribute money each year to Minnesota schools, colleges, or 
 programs of nursing that lead to licensure as a registered 
 nurse.  Money not used by a recipient nursing program must be 
 returned to the higher education services office for 
 redistribution under this section.  The office shall establish 
 an application process for interested schools, colleges, or 
 programs of nursing. 

    HIST: 1Sp1993 c 2 art 2 s 14; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 29-31,59