Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF1791 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to education finance; authorizing a school district to offer career and
3	3	1.3 technical education postsecondary scholarships and postsecondary grants; amending
4	4	1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; 124D.452;
5	5	1.5 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
8	8	1.8to read:
9	9	1.9 Subd. 26.Postsecondary scholarships and grants for career and technical students.A
10	10	1.10school board may expend school funds for postsecondary scholarships and postsecondary
11	11	1.11grants consistent with section 124D.4532.
12	12	1.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.452, is amended to read:
13	13	1.13 124D.452 DISTRICT REPORT; CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
14	14	1.14 (a) Each district and cooperative center must report data to the Department of Education
15	15	1.15for all career and technical education programs as required by the department.
16	16	1.16 (b) A district or cooperative center offering a postsecondary scholarship or grant
17	17	1.17consistent with section 124D.4532 must report its revenue and expenditures for the program
18	18	1.18in the form and manner required by the department.
19	19	1Sec. 2.
20	20	REVISOR CR/AD 25-0405302/21/25
21	21	State of Minnesota
22	22	This Document can be made available
23	23	in alternative formats upon request
24	24	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
25	25	H. F. No. 1791
26	26	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
27	27	Authored by Scott and Niska03/03/2025
28	28	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance 2.1 Sec. 3. [124D.4532] POSTSECONDAR Y SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR
29	29	2.2CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENTS.
30	30	2.3 Subdivision 1.Eligibility.A career and technical education program operated by a
31	31	2.4school district or a cooperative unit may provide a postsecondary scholarship or a
32	32	2.5postsecondary grant to an eligible student. An eligible student must:
33	33	2.6 (1) apply for the scholarship or grant during the student's senior year in the form and
34	34	2.7manner specified by the school board;
35	35	2.8 (2) successfully complete the career and technical education course that generated the
36	36	2.9net proceeds; and
37	37	2.10 (3) graduate from a Minnesota high school.
38	38	2.11 Subd. 2.Scholarship and grant amounts.(a) A school district or cooperative unit may
39	39	2.12annually set aside some or all net proceeds from a career and technical program when the
40	40	2.13revenue generated by the program is greater than the costs the school incurred in offering
41	41	2.14the program. The Department of Education may provide accounting guidelines to the school
42	42	2.15district or cooperative unit to determine the program's net proceeds.
43	43	2.16 (b) A school district may determine the amount of each individual student scholarship
44	44	2.17or grant so as not to exceed the annual net proceeds calculated under paragraph (a).
45	45	2.18 (c) A scholarship or grant may be used by a student for tuition and expenses to attend a
46	46	2.19postsecondary institution, the costs of a certificate program, or a student's costs associated
47	47	2.20with enrollment in a registered apprenticeship program. A grant may be used by a student
48	48	2.21directly entering the workforce or military for supplies needed for the student's chosen career
49	49	2.22pathway.
50	50	2.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
51	51	2Sec. 3.
52	52	REVISOR CR/AD 25-0405302/21/25