| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to higher education; expanding program eligibility for workforce |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 development scholarships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136F.38, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision 3. |
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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. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136F.38, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 3.Program eligibility.(a) Scholarships shall be awarded only to a student eligible |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8for resident tuition, as defined in section 135A.043, who is enrolled in any of the following |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9programs of study or certification: (1) advanced manufacturing; (2) agriculture; (3) health |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10care services; (4) information technology; (5) early childhood; (6) transportation; (7) |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11construction; (8) education; (9) public safety; (10) energy; (11) cybersecurity; or (11) (12) |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12a program of study under paragraph (b). |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) Each institution may add one additional area of study or certification, based on a |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14workforce shortage for full-time employment requiring postsecondary education that is |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15unique to the institution's specific region, as reported in the most recent Department of |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Employment and Economic Development job vacancy survey data for the economic |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17development region in which the institution is located. A workforce shortage area is one in |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18which the job vacancy rate for full-time employment in a specific occupation in a region is |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19higher than the state average vacancy rate for that same occupation. The institution may |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20change the area of study or certification based on new data once every two years. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (c) The student must be enrolled for at least nine credits in a two-year college in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to be eligible for first- and second-year |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23scholarships. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | REVISOR VH/KR 25-0467003/05/25 |
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| 26 | 26 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 27 | 27 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 28 | 28 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 29 | 29 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. F. No. 2131 |
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| 31 | 31 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 32 | 32 | | Authored by Rarick03/10/2025 |
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| 33 | 33 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy 2.1 (d) The student is eligible for a one-year transfer scholarship if the student transfers from |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.2a two-year college after two or more terms, and the student is enrolled for at least nine |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.3credits in a four-year university in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 37 | 37 | | REVISOR VH/KR 25-0467003/05/25 |
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