2002 Minnesota Statutes

     299A.45 Education benefit. 

    Subdivision 1.    Eligibility.  Following certification 
 under section 299A.44 and compliance with this section and rules 
 of the commissioner of public safety and the higher education 
 services office, dependent children less than 23 years of age 
 and the surviving spouse of a public safety officer killed in 
 the line of duty on or after January 1, 1973, are eligible to 
 receive educational benefits under this section.  To qualify for 
 an award, they must be enrolled in undergraduate degree or 
 certificate programs after June 30, 1990, at an eligible 
 Minnesota institution as provided in section 136A.101, 
 subdivision 4.  Persons who have received a baccalaureate degree 
 or have been enrolled full time or the equivalent of ten 
 semesters or the equivalent, whichever occurs first, are no 
 longer eligible. 

    Subd. 2.    Award amount.  (a) The amount of the award 
 is: 

    (1) for public institutions, the actual tuition and fees 
 charged by the institution; or 

    (2) for private institutions the lesser of (i) the actual 
 tuition and fees charged by the institution or (ii) the highest 
 tuition and fees charged by a public institution in Minnesota. 

    (b) An award under this subdivision must not affect a 
 recipient's eligibility for a state grant under section 136A.121.

    Subd. 3.    Payment.  On proof of eligibility for this 
 program, an eligible institution, on behalf of the student, 
 shall request payment of the award from the higher education 
 services office.  An institution must not request payment unless 
 the student is enrolled in or has completed the term for which 
 the payment is intended. 

    Subd. 4.    Renewal.  Each award must be given for one 
 academic year and is renewable for a maximum of eight semesters 
 or the equivalent.  An award must not be given to a dependent 
 child who is 23 years of age or older on the first day of the 
 academic year. 

    HIST: 1990 c 591 art 5 s 5; 1991 c 356 art 8 s 22; 1995 c 212 
 art 3 s 59; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 20,21