| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to higher education; creating a free college grant program to cover the full |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 cost of tuition and fees at state colleges; requiring a report; appropriating money; |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [136A.0205] FREE COLLEGE GRANTS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Program established.The commissioner shall establish a free college |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8grant program to pay for the remaining financial needs of students attending state colleges. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 2.Eligibility.A student is eligible for a free college grant if the student: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) receives a state grant award under section 136A.121; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) is enrolled at a Minnesota state college. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 Subd. 3.Award amounts.(a) The amount of the free college grant is equal to: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) the eligible student's allowance for tuition and fees under section 136A.121, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14subdivision 6, after deducting: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (i) the amount of a federal Pell Grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (ii) the amount of the state grant; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (iii) the amount of any other state or federal gift aid received; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (iv) the sum of all institutional grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, and tuition remission |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19amounts; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (v) the sum of all Tribal or private grants or scholarships; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR JFK/KA 23-0195001/09/23 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 783 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-THIRD SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Noor, Xiong and Hassan01/25/2023 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy 2.1 (2) multiplied by: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 (i) 100 percent if the student reports a family adjusted gross income less than $100,000; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (ii) 75 percent if the student reports a family adjusted gross income greater than or equal |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4to $100,000 and less than or equal to $125,000; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 (iii) 50 percent if the student reports a family adjusted gross income greater than $125,000 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6and less than or equal to $150,000; or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7 (iv) 0 percent if the student reports a family adjusted gross income greater than $150,000. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (b) Eligible students are encouraged to apply for all other sources of financial aid. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9 Subd. 4.Administration.The commissioner shall administer the free college grant |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10program consistent with the state grant program under section 136A.121. Any provisions |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11of section 136A.121 that do not conflict with this section apply to the free college grant |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12program. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13 Subd. 5.Report.The commissioner shall include spending projections for the free |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14college grant program in the report required under section 136A.121, subdivision 19. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; FREE COLLEGE GRANTS. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16 $....... in fiscal year 2024 and $....... in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the free college grant |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18program under section 1. Of this amount: |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19 (1) $....... is for administering the program; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.20 (2) $....... is for promotion of the program and student outreach efforts. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 51 | 51 | | REVISOR JFK/KA 23-0195001/09/23 |
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